Henry David Thoreau Good Quotes

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What did Henry David Thoreau say about Good?

Henry David Thoreau has written many quotes about Good. E.g.,

  • If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
  • Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.
  • A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.

What are the top most famous Good quotes by Henry David Thoreau?

Here are the top most famous quotes about Good by Henry David Thoreau.

  • If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
  • Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.
  • A truly good book teaches me better than to read it. I must soon lay it down, and commence living on its hint. What I began by reading, I must finish by acting.
  • Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
  • Be not simply good - be good for something.
  • 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.
  • As for doing good that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
  • I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while.
  • There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.