“Theypretend，“asIhear，“thattheversesofKabirhavefourdifferentsenses；illusion，spirit，intellect，andtheexotericdoctrineoftheVedas“；butinthispartoftheworlditisconsideredagroundforcomplaintifaman’swritingsadmitofmorethanoneinterpretation。WhileEnglandendeavorstocurethepotato-rot，willnotanyendeavortocurethebrain-rot，whichprevailssomuchmorewidelyandfatally？
IdonotsupposethatIhaveattainedtoobscurity，butIshouldbeproudifnomorefatalfaultwerefoundwithmypagesonthisscorethanwasfoundwiththeWaldenice。Southerncustomersobjectedtoitsbluecolor，whichistheevidenceofitspurity，asifitweremuddy，andpreferredtheCambridgeice，whichiswhite，buttastesofweeds。Thepuritymenloveislikethemistswhichenveloptheearth，andnotliketheazureetherbeyond。
SomearedinninginourearsthatweAmericans，andmodernsgenerally，areintellectualdwarfscomparedwiththeancients，oreventheElizabethanmen。Butwhatisthattothepurpose？A
livingdogisbetterthanadeadlion。Shallamangoandhanghimselfbecausehebelongstotheraceofpygmies，andnotbethebiggestpygmythathecan？Leteveryonemindhisownbusiness，andendeavortobewhathewasmade。
Whyshouldwebeinsuchdesperatehastetosucceedandinsuchdesperateenterprises？Ifamandoesnotkeeppacewithhiscompanions，perhapsitisbecausehehearsadifferentdrummer。Lethimsteptothemusicwhichhehears，howevermeasuredorfaraway。