As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

I quarrel not with far-off foes, but with those who, near at home, co-operate with,...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

If you can speak what you will never hear, if you can write what you...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We should distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by...

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We have not so good a right to hate any as our Friend.

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience...

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Live the life you've dreamed.

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it...

People so seldom say I love you And then it's either too late or love...

People so seldom say I love you And then it's either too late or love...

I stay up late every night and realize that it was a bad idea every...

I stay up late every night and realize that it was a bad idea every...