I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.
More Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
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I make myself rich by making my wants few.
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Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snows in the fields and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.
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Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land.
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I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time.
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The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.
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Renew thyself completely each day.
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If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away.
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We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice.
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Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.
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A truly good book teaches me better than to read it.
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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.
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It is not worth the while to let our imperfections disturb us always.
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If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.
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I have no doubt that it is part of the destiny of the human race in it’s gradual improvement, to leave off eating animals.
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