Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreauwas an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay Resistance to Civil Government, an argument for disobedience to an unjust state...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth12 July 1817
CountryUnited States of America
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I was never unusually squeamish; I could sometimes eat a fried rat with a good relish, if it was necessary
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She sits composedly sentinel, with paws tucked under her, a good part of her days at present by some ridiculous little hole, the possible entry of a mouse.
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If I repent of anything, it is very likely to be my good behavior.
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Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
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Be not simply good - be good for something.
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Good for the body is the work of the body, good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other.
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What men call social virtue, good fellowship, is commonly but the virtue of pigs in a litter, which lie close together to keep each other warm
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Nature is goodness crystallized.
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I have heard a good many pretend that they are going to die; or that they have died, for aught that I know. Nonsense! I'll defy them to do it. They have n't got life enough in them.... Only half a dozen or so have died since the world began.
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The bad are frequently good enough to let you see how bad they are, but the good as frequently endeavor to get between you and themselves.
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As for Doing-good, that is one of the professions which are full.
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Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river which he frequented, as pleasantly as ever. The same everlasting serenity will appear in this face of God, and we will not be sorrowful, if he is not.
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All good things are cheap: all bad are very dear.
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I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune.