If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Henry David Thoreau
If you have built castles in the air, your work...
If you have built castles in the air, your work...
If you have built castles in the air, your work...
If you have built castles in the air, your work...
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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. I am not sure if this quote is true or not, but I thought it would be interesting to include it here because it does have truth behind it. The idea of building castles in the air is to do things that are never meant to become real. It is something that can be used for inspiration, but has no meaning in reality. This quote also suggests that if you want something to become real then you must first put down all of the foundations upon which that idea will stand.

Source: Walden

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