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title: "3 Old Seek Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Old Seek quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Old Seek sayings and thoughts."
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> [Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-not-seek-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-the-men-of-old-seek-what/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d5/anonymous-1_seek-sought_do-not-seek-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-o_746807.jpg)

> [Seek not to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matsuo-basho/seek-not-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-men-of-old-seek-what-they/)

[Matsuo Basho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matsuo-basho/)

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> [Respect the old, but seek out the new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokusaburo-michiba/respect-the-old-but-seek-out-the-new/)

[Rokusaburo Michiba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokusaburo-michiba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/rokusaburo-michiba-274151_funny_respect-the-old-but-seek-out-the-new-214_2144973.png)

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