A lot of bad things happened to these people. (Unrelated: I take umbrage with the titular descriptor.)Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh.
Not misunderstood people have bad things happen to them and having bad things happen to you doesn't mean you are misunderstood. I don't see the relevance to be honest. ( The title was copied :P )
I know the title was copied! Blame the source. I mean, my point was that many of the bad things that happened to these people happened specifically because they were misunderstood and famous. The obvious answer is "worth it," and of course it was in every case, I think. Also he makes a rather clear logical mistake by listing a handful of examples and then tacking on "every pure and wise spirit" ever. But I didn't mean to jump all over Emerson -- I'm just mad about the title. :)
Yeah, this is true. I missed it while reading. :SAlso he makes a rather clear logical mistake by listing a handful of examples and then tacking on "every pure and wise spirit" ever.
To be great is to be misunderstood I have always liked this line. There aren't many times when it hasn't been true.