Inspirational quotes.
Henry David Thoreau
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A man is rich in proportion to the things he can afford to let alone.
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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.
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I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
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If a man does not keep pace with his companion, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost, that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
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"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"
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It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
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Our life is frittered away by detail.
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Sweep away the clutter of things that complicate our lives.
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The cart before the horse is neither beautiful nor useful.
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