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

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Topics: Morality Quotes

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings of...

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

The man who is dissatisfied with himself, what can he do?

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...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do. We...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and...

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

In the meanest are all the materials of manhood, only they are not rightly disposed.

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

Men will lie on their backs, talking about the fall of man, and never make...

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated?

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy,...

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

It is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things.

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

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...

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...

To be admitted to Nature's hearth costs nothing. None is excluded, but excludes himself. You...