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Famous Thoreau Quotes

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Vision: Famous Thoreau Quotes
I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.

Overcoming Failure: Famous Thoreau Quotes
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.

Time: Famous Thoreau Quotes
It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?

Vision: Famous Thoreau Quotes
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

Seeing: Famous Thoreau Quotes
The question is not what you look at, but what you see.

Thought: Famous Thoreau Quotes
Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience.

Time: Famous Thoreau Quotes
You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.

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