I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things.

Henry David Thoreau
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I believe that the mind can be permanently profaned by the habit of attending to trivial things. The quote applies to how we spend our time. We can become so focused on trivial things that we forget to focus on important things in the future. We can find ourselves distracted by thoughts of what might happen or what could go wrong, rather than considering what is happening now. This quote is a reminder to appreciate the present moment and not let thoughts of the future distract us from our present life.

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