Henry David Thoreau Quotes About Belief
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We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we anticipate the future with transcendental senses. In our sanest moments we find ourselves naturally expecting or prepared for far greater changes than any which we have experienced within the period of distinct memory, only to be paralleled by experiences which are forgotten.
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While some men believe in the infinite, some ponds will be thought to be bottomless.
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Only that day dawns to which we are awake.
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Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.
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Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.
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If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.
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Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.
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Do not despair of life. You have no doubt force enough to overcome your obstacles. Think of the fox prowling through wood and field in a winter night for something to satisfy his hunger. Notwithstanding cold and the hounds and traps, his race survives. I do not believe any of them ever committed suicide.
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