
The secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in mind.
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Other Henry David Thoreau quotes:
It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
Simplify your life. Don't waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don't burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don't destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!
The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.
If you want to be happy, be!
I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.