Quote by Henry David Thoreau

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of som

Summary

This quote suggests that what we consider to be conventional wisdom was at one point considered as radical and unconventional. The ideas that we now accept may have been originally seen as heretical and not well-liked by society. It serves as a reminder that progress and the evolution of knowledge often come from questioning existing beliefs and challenging the status quo. What is now widely recognized as wisdom and common knowledge might have once been seen as outrageous or disagreeable by those who held firm to established norms.

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Wisdom

By Henry David Thoreau

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