Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Cheating Quotes

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be.

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I...

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Before printing was discovered, a century was equal to a thousand years.

Simplify, simplify.

Simplify, simplify.

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

It is never too late to give up your prejudices

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

There is only one path to Heaven. On Earth, we call it Love.

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when...

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

I have found that hollow, which even I had relied on for solid.

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

Is the babe young? When I behold it, it seems more venerable than the oldest...

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.

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

I have never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. We are for...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What you get by achieving your goals is to as important as what you become...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to...

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...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

Books can only reveal us to ourselves, and as often as they do us this...

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