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

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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...

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.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

As if there were safety in stupidity alone.

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I...

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

Only that day dawns to which we are awake.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

There is but one stage for the peasant and the actor.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

One may discover a new side to his most intimate friend when for the first...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to...

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

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...

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...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only...

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes.

Beware of all enterprises that require a new set of clothes.

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?