Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Henry David Thoreau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862

Topics

GoodMoralityAimAboveSomething

I went through a wood-chopping phase when I was nine or 10.

Jennifer Lawrence

ThroughPhaseNine

High culture isn't what it used to be.

Andrew O'Hagan

CultureHighUsed

My original inspiration was my mom: a few years after the death of my dad, she started dating one my teachers!

Meg Cabot

DeathDatingMomTeachersSheYears

The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head.

Mason Cooley

AgeShadesBeginHeadCloseAbout

The woods are a place where children can go to think. Children gravitate towards these spaces. When I was a child it was nothing more than a scrubby little overhang under a rhododendron bush, but it was incredibly important to me.

Jay Griffiths

ChildrenChildMeWoodsThinkPlace

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

Joseph Joubert

BestWalkAngerShortLongTemper

So actually war is politically profitable, financially profitable, morally depraved.

Dennis Kucinich

WarProfitableFinanciallyMorally

Most of the men that sue in Hollywood are all about 5' 2'. They wake up every day, know they're tiny and feel very angry about it, so they go out and sue people.

Piers Morgan

DayMenAngryPeopleWake UpFeel

Freedom is not of use to those who do not know how to employ it.

Sylvia Plath

FreedomKnowWhoUseHowThose

I am the child of Indian immigrants, both of whom have Ph.D.s and are college professors, and I'm an actor in Hollywood.

Tiya Sircar

I AmChildCollegeImmigrantsActor

If somebody is going in the wrong direction, behavioral coaching just helps them get there faster. It doesn't turn the wrong direction into the right direction.

Marshall Goldsmith

DirectionCoachingWrongRightTurn

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

Lily Cole

TalentAmbitionKeyBlindMotivation

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