Be not simply good - be good for something.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

The language of friendship is not words but meanings.

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

What is human warfare but just this; an effort to make the laws of God...

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

It is the greatest of all advantages to enjoy no advantage at all.

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 would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

A man's interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry...

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

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

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

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

How novel and original must be each new mans view of the universe - for...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

Superfluous wealth can buy superfluities only. Money is not required to buy one necessity of...

All good things are wild, and free.

All good things are wild, and free.

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

There is no remedy for love than to love more.

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

Men are born to succeed, not to fail.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.

I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude.