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Henry David Thoreau Quote

Posted on July 5, 2011 by preciousmomentliving

“Happiness is like a butterfly.  The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.  But if you turn your attention to other things,  It comes and sits softly on your shoulder.”  Henry David Thoreau 

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Henry David Thoreau Quote

Posted on May 9, 2011 by preciousmomentliving

“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.”  Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau Quote

Posted on April 6, 2011 by preciousmomentliving

“Things do not change; we change.” Henry David Thoreau

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Every Woman Should Have by Maya Angelou

Posted on January 9, 2008 by preciousmomentliving

Every Woman Should Have by Maya Angelou A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to… A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE … Continue reading →

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A DREAM DEFERRED by LANGSTON HUGHES

Posted on June 20, 2007 by preciousmomentliving

A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore– And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar … Continue reading →

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Alone by Maya Angelou

Posted on October 29, 2006 by preciousmomentliving

Alone       Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don’t believe I’m wrong That nobody, … Continue reading →

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