Who wrote: "Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something"?

Based on that, I could help a serial killer to kill, and avoid capture for example. According to the serial killer I am good for something, right? Either it is someone who doesn't know how to express him/herself or is eveeeel. "Aim above morality". That is an evil thing to say.

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Henry David Thoreau said that.
He meant that there are a lot of 'good" people who are "good for nothing"
Actions still speak louder than words.
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by Perryman on November 2nd, 2009
Thanks for the answer, Perryman. But the action we are talking about is based on morality, right? It makes it sound like if you want to do something good, you have to compromise morality.
Refraining from doing something less than moral could be an action.
I hear many things people say that could be misunderstood, simply because there are one or two words missing. "Be yourself" is one of them. Too vague. The statements should be complete. One of the big motivational speakers revealed in an interview how shocked he was when a criminal went up to him to thank him profusely for helping him. I forgot his name.
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by ansbag on November 3rd, 2009
I meant helped him to become more successful at crime. I did it too.
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by ansbag on November 4th, 2009
Anthony Robbins is the name.
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by ansbag on November 15th, 2009

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