Be not simply good - be good for something.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

An unclean person is universally a slothful one.

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

Morality is how you go about getting what you want without screwing anybody to get...

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as...

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...

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...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better...

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

It is only by striving for beauty and love In all our relationships, That we...

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...

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

They will wait, well disposed, for others to remedy evil, that they may no longer...

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

We were born to succeed, not to fail.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.

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...

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your...

Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends... Sell your...

Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's...

Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's...

To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old...

To attract good fortune, spend a new penny on an old friend, share an old...