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> [“I delight to come to my bearings,—not walk in procession with pomp and parade, in a conspicuous place, but to walk even with the Builder of the universe, if I may,—not to live in this restless, nervous, bustling, trivial Nineteenth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-delight-to-come-to-my-bearings-not-walk-in-procession-with-pomp-and/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [When we sit thoughtfully pondering in a quiet place and the Spirit speaks to us, there will come into our hearts and souls the things that are truly our greatest desires, those things that are more important in the long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ardeth-kapp/when-we-sit-thoughtfully-pondering-in-a-quiet-place-and-the-spirit/)

[Ardeth Kapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ardeth-kapp/)

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