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Walden · 1854
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker argues that life is wasted on small details and urges paring it down to what matters. The repeated command 'simplify' works as both advice and protest, pressing for fewer distractions and a plainer, more deliberate way of living.
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