Quote of the Day: Transcendentalism and Yard Work
Today’s quote was inspired by the yard work I did early this afternoon:
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
— Henry David Thoreau
When it comes to weeds, I have to admit that I’m a branch-hacker rather than a root-striker. It’s just too much trouble to pull the weeds out by the root when they make up about 60% of my yard. Besides, if you mow the lawn down close enough it’s hard to tell the difference between the grass and the weeds.
No doubt Thoreau and his transcendentalist cohorts would find my approach lacking in moral and intellectual rigor.
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