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Henry David Thoreau Quotes: Not only must we be good but we must also be good for something.
         

Not only must we be good but we must also be good for something.


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What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.



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The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.





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