Henry David Thoreau Quotes About Excellence

• Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Life, Success, Inspiration

  Henry David Thoreau (2013). “Quotable Thoreau: An A to Z Glossary of Inspiring Quotations from Henry David Thoreau”, p.93, BookBaby

• The future is too soon the past. So make perseverance your excellence and go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Life, Dream, Perseverance

• Men are in the main alike, but they were made several in order that they might be various. If a low use is to be served, one man will do nearly quite as well as another; if a high one, individual excellence is to be regarded.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Men, Order, Excellence

  Henry David Thoreau (1993). “Civil Disobedience, and Other Essays”, p.67, Courier Corporation

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