I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad. -Henry David Thoreau

 

I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad.


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This quote is just one of 137 total Henry David Thoreau quotes in our collection. Henry David Thoreau is known for saying 'I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.

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Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

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All perception of truth is the detection of an analogy. -Henry David Thoreau
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All good things are wild, and free.

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Most people dread finding out when they come to die that they have never really lived.

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Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it. -Henry David Thoreau
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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

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