"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"
- Henry David Thoreau
About this Quote
Henry David Thoreau's quote is a pointer that simply being busy is insufficient. We should bear in mind what we are doing as well as why. It is insufficient to just be occupied with tasks and tasks; we have to be willful regarding our activities and also ensure that they are purposeful as well as purposeful. Thoreau's quote motivates us to consider the significance of our actions and to ensure that we are using our time carefully. We should ask ourselves what we are busy concerning and make sure that our efforts are directed in the direction of something rewarding. This quote works as a suggestion to be conscious of our actions as well as to make certain that we are utilizing our time and energy in an effective and also meaningful method.
"If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour?"