Question

What does Thoreau mean when he writes, “For most men, it appears to me, are in

Answer 1

The basic idea of this quote )and the lines that come before it) is that one must live life to the fullest extent possible. Thoreau is giving this as his reason for coming out into the woods. He doesn't want to be in the position where, when he's about to die, he realizes that he never really lived.