"It is remarkable that there are few..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau
It is remarkable that there are few men so well employed, so much to their minds, but that a little money or fame would commonly buy them off from their present pursuit.
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“Waves of a serene life pass over us from time to time, like flakes of sunlight over the fields in cloudy weather.”
“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, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.”
“We have heard much about the poetry of mathematics, but very little of it has yet been sung. The ancients had a juster notion of their poetic value than we.”
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“In any investment, you expect to have fun and make money.”
“But the meaning of life is not . . . explained by one's business life, nor is the deep desire of the human heart answered by a bank account.”
“Shortly after I met my mentor he asked me, ‘Mr. Rohn, how much money have you saved and invested over the last six years?’ And I said, ‘None.’ He then asked, ‘Who sold you on that plan?’”
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“I say, without characters, fame lives long.”
“I get really restless when I haven't worked for a day and a half. I have a recurring dream that people are lined up next to my bed, waiting for autographs and taking pictures of me!”
“I didn't always have 14,000 people wanting to hang out with me on a Saturday night.”