Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

The meeting of two eternities, the past and future....is precisely the present moment.

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself to get new...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

Alas! how little does the memory of these human inhabitants enhance the beauty of the...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and Spring. If there is no response...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

The best thing a man can do for his culture when he is rich is...

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Visit the Navy-Yard, and behold a marine, such a man as an American government can...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

Time is like a handful of sand- the tighter you grasp it, the faster it...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all...

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

It is not all books that are as dull as their readers.

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...

The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man...