--- title: "8 Success Unexpected Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 8 Success Unexpected quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Success Unexpected sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/henry-david-thoreau-20_confidence_if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direc_407132.jpg" --- > [If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direction-of-his-dreams-and/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/henry-david-thoreau-20_confidence_if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direc_407132.jpg) > [I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment-that-if-one-advances-2/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/henry-david-thoreau-20_dream_i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment_512228.jpg) > [I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment-that-if-one-advances-3/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/henry-david-thoreau-20_ambition_i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment_668668.jpg) > [If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direction-of-one-s-dreams-and/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/henry-david-thoreau-20_confidence_if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direc_1252045.jpg) > [I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-have-learned-that-if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direction-of/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48c/henry-david-thoreau-20_confidence_i-have-learned-that-if-one-advances-conf_1292056.jpg) > [“Thoreau’s that indicates if you follow your dreams, “You will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-w-dyer/thoreau-s-that-indicates-if-you-follow-your-dreams-you-will-meet-with/) [Wayne W. Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-w-dyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/wayne-w-dyer-3866_dreams_thoreau-s-that-indicates-if-you-follow-y_1658276.jpg) > [My great definition of success comes from Thoreau: "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/my-great-definition-of-success-comes-from-thoreau-if-one-advances/) [Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/wayne-dyer-158_balls_my-great-definition-of-success-comes-fro_2393641.jpg) > [So you could have a very institutionally well-developed economy that's still very low in terms of its technological success. That would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-romer/so-you-could-have-a-very-institutionally-well-developed-economy-that/) [Paul Romer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-romer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/paul-romer-12969_economics_so-you-could-have-a-very-institutionally_2808076.jpg) ## Top authors on Success Unexpected - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/success-unexpected/henry-david-thoreau/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/success-unexpected/#itemlist", "name": "Success Unexpected Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry David Thoreau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direction-of-his-dreams-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/henry-david-thoreau-20_confidence_if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direc_407132.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/henry-david-thoreau-20_confidence_if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direc_407132.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/henry-david-thoreau-20_confidence_if-one-advances-confidently-in-the-direc_407132.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has…” — Henry David Thoreau", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry David Thoreau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment-that-if-one-advances-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/henry-david-thoreau-20_dream_i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment_512228.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/henry-david-thoreau-20_dream_i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment_512228.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/henry-david-thoreau-20_dream_i-learned-this-at-least-by-my-experiment_512228.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams…” — Henry David Thoreau", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned this, at least, by my experiment; that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. . . . 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