Henry David Thoreau Quotes

It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.

Everything must be carried out in extreme sobriety.

All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

Moral character has now some influence in our elections, but not that place which it deserves. The law of public opinion excludes confirmed sots, and persons judicially convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors against the State; but it ought to render the election of all profane swearers, notorious Sabbath breakers, seducers, slanderers, prodigals and riotous persons, as well as the advocates of dueling, impracticable.

I never drank, never party, Carnival, none of that.

Act with honor, and Honor will aid you

Let us again clothe ourselves with these proved and sterling virtues - honesty, truthfulness, chastity, sobriety, temperance, industry, and thrift; let us discard all covetousness and greed.

Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.

Chastity is a virtue with some, but with many it is almost a vice.

Without asceticism, self-indulgence would be insignificant.

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?

A man must not be without shame, for the shame of being without shame is shamelessness indeed.

Discipline for me is about respect. It's not even about self-respect; it's about respect for life and all it offers.

... the self respect of individuals ought to make them demand of their leaders conformity with an agreed-upon code of ethics and moral conduct.

Self-respect leads to self-discipline.

All must respect those who respect themselves.

Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.

There has to be some self-denial.

It goes without saying that moderation and sobriety are of the very essence of vow-taking.

Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

I like to live righteous. And I just want everyone to know I'm not trying to get out of anything.

God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.

No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.