Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. — Henry David Thoreau

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• If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

  — Henry David ThoreauCourage

• Man’s unquestionable ability to elevate his life by conscious endeavour is among the most encouraging of facts.

  — Henry David ThoreauGrowth

• Every man is the builder of a temple, called his body.

  — Henry David ThoreauSpiritual

• The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

  — Henry David ThoreauSpiritual

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• Fortune favours the bold.

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• I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.

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• Always do what you are afraid to do.

  — Ralph Waldo EmersonCourage