I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.
None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.
- Topic: Enthusiasm
- Location: Hana, Hawaii, Maui
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More Quotes from Henry David Thoreau
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live accordingly to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust.
Age is not better, hardly so well, qualified for an instructor as youth, for it has not profited so much as it has lost.
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Faith is an excitement and an enthusiasm: it is a condition of intellectual magnificence to which we must cling as to a treasure, and not squander.
Enthusiasm is that kindling spark which marks the difference between the leaders in every activity and the laggards who put in just enough to get by.
Life's blows cannot break a person whose spirit is warmed at the fire of enthusiasm!
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas of enthusiasm.
Think enthusiastically about everything; but especially about your job. If you do, you'll put a torch of glory in your life. If you love your job with enthusiasm, you'll shake it to pieces. You'll love it into greatness, you'll upgrade it, you'll fill it with prestige and power.
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push and educational message.
When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.
