If a man believes and expects great things of himself, it makes no odd…

Henry David Thoreau
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If a man believes and expects great things of himself, it makes no odds where you put him, or what you show him . . he will be surrounded by grandeur. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2012). The Portable Thoreau, p.379, Penguin
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If a man believes and expects great things of himself, it makes no odds where you put him, or what you show him . . he will be surrounded by grandeur. ✨ Henry David Thoreau (2012). The Portable Thoreau, p.379, Penguin

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