"Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something." ― Henry David Thoreau Topic(s): Good Tags: above, morality More From Henry David Thoreau "The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend." "Being is the great explainer." "Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it." More In Good "Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires."― Bertrand Russell "Golf is a good walk spoiled."― Mark Twain "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."― Mahatma Gandhi