A local organization is using the following quote as a part of their theme:
“Most people live lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with a song still in them…”
Fortunately, this organization did not attribute the quote to Thoreau, but everyone else does (and this organization probably thought they were getting a quote/idea from the 19th century Concord pond guy. Just a Google Search of the “quote” will show you how much people think that Henry wrote it.
Thing is: he didn’t write it. He actually wrote:
“The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation…” and if you want the rest: READ IT FOR YOURSELF…LOOK IT UP BEFORE YOU QUOTE or ATTRIBUTE.
Fortunately, some folk have done this.
Okay, first Santa Clause now “song still in them”…hopefully I can get back to real stuff.
