Henry David Thoreau Quotes About Chastity

• The generative energy, which, when we are loose, dissipates and makes us unclean, when we are continent invigorates and inspires us. Chastity is the flowering of man; and what are called Genius, Heroism, Holiness, and the like, are but various fruits which succeed it.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Men, Inspire, Energy

  Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Citizen Thoreau: Walden, Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown”, p.134, Graphic Arts Books

• What is chastity? How shall a man know if he is chaste? He shall not know it. We have heard of this virtue, but we know not what it is.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Knowledge, Men, Virtue

  Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.274, Penguin

• If it is the result of a pure love, there can be nothing sensual in marriage. Chastity is something positive, not negative. It isthe virtue of the married especially. All lusts or base pleasures must give place to loftier delights. They who meet as superior beings cannot perform the deeds of inferior ones.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Marriage, Giving, Lust

• If you would be chaste, you must be temperate.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Would Be, Temperance, Chastity

  Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.274, Penguin

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