If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
In plain words
It is fine to move at your own pace and follow the beat only you can hear.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Walden (1854), 'Conclusion' chapter — grepped verbatim in the staged Gutenberg text (id 205).
- Walden
- 1854 · The 'Conclusion' chapter, on living according to one's own nature rather than the crowd's pace.
