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Business Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not discovered any continuous employment…
- A farmer, a hunter, a soldier, a reporter, even a philosopher, may be daunted; but nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by…
- In my walks, I would fain return to my senses. What business have I in the woods if I am thinking of something out of…
- I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit. In my afternoon walk…
- Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made.
- Of course it is of no use to direct our steps to the woods, if they do not carry us thither. I am alarmed when…
- Some do not walk at all; others walk in the highways; a few walk across lots. Roads are made for horses and men of business.…
- I cannot but regard it as a kindness in those who have the steering of me that, by the want of pecuniary wealth, I have…
- It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.
- Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
- Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
- I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.
- Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.
- Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmie that he can? Let…
- All change is a miracle to contemplate, but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant.
- Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.
- Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions,…
- Take it for granted, when I am invited to lecture anywhere,for I have had a little experience in that business,that there is a desire to…
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- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But… — Gerard Arpey
- I don't want to lie. I dislike dishonesty. And I work in Hollywood, a town and a business that relies on a… — David Arquette
- I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. — Chester A. Arthur
- Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind… — Mary Kay Ash
- Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people. — Mary Kay Ash
- Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not… — Mary Kay Ash
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