Quote by Henry David Thoreau
Why should we live with such hurry and waste of life We are determined to be starved before we are hungry. Men say that a stitch in time saves nine, and so they take a thousand stitiches today to save nine tomorrow.
Summary
This quote highlights the irony of modern life, where people often rush and squander their time and resources unnecessarily. The speaker questions why humans engage in a constant state of hurry, sacrificing the present for an elusive future. They criticize the tendency to overprepare and overwork, equating it to starving oneself before hunger arises. By referring to the proverb "a stitch in time saves nine," the speaker suggests that people undertake excessive efforts in the present to prevent minimal future problems, adopting a shortsighted perspective that disregards the well-being and enjoyment of the present moment.
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