Henry David Thoreau Quotes
An efficient and valuable man does what he can, whether the community pay him for it or not. The inefficient offer their inefficiency to the highest bidder, and are forever expecting to be put into office. One would suppose that they were rarely disappointed.
Topics
Accountability
Communities, Community
Competence, Competency
Efficiency
Integrity
Opportunism
Initiative
Altruism
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Meritocracy
Office
Performance
Productivity
Civic Duty, Public Duty
Selflessness
Work Ethic
Dedication
Public Service
Community Contribution
Ethical Behavior
Personal Value
Self Motivation
Citations
Thoreau, Henry David. "Life Without Principle." The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 12, no. 72, Oct. 1863, p. 410.
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Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
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