Student Success Statement

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

Henry David Thoreau

Reflection: This quote by Henry David Thoreau is really powerful because he says that goodness is the only investment that never fails. In this quote he is saying that in our lives we making different kinds of investments. For example, investments financially maybe in a new brand coming up or investment in your time for a sport or an extracurricular activity that you may or may not do. However the best kind of investment we can make in our lives and one that never goes wrong is the investment of goodness. An example of investing in goodness is spending your time doing something good to make the community a better place or maybe just in your home when you’re bored because there is “nothing to do” then you can get up and invest in goodness at your home by taking out the trash or washing the dishes or even cleaning your room or kitchen. You can do so many things around you that is an investment in goodness. Henry David Thoreau says  “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” We all need to invest in goodness.