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Quotes of Henry Thoreau [39]
- A thoroughbred business man cannot enter heartily upon the business of life without first looking into his accounts.
- The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend.
- He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.
- Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all.
- Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
- Men are born to succeed, not fail.
- The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
- Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
- Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
- Men have become the tools of their tools.
- Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
- If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.
- How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
- Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
- To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
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