Goodness Quotes

The truly good is he who is one with all those who are deemed bad.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more on it. A strength which becomes clearer and stronger through experiences of such obstacles is the only strength that can conquer them. Resistance is only a waste of strength.

If one knows what is right, he will do it; nobody wants to be evil

Bear in mind that the measure of a man is the worth of the things he cares about. If it is good to say or do something, then it is even better to be criticized for having said or done it.

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

There is within human nature an amazing potential for goodness.

You create a good future by creating a good present. How do you do that? By recognizing the goodness that is already inherent in the present moment, even in the midst of challenges. Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

To be good is not enough; a man must be good for something

They won't let me ... I can't be ... good!

Love is not getting, but giving; It is goodness, and honor, and peace and pure living.

What is meant by its nature for the highest and the best, spreads among the lowly people.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome.

The ground that a good man treads is hallowed.

If any man should conceive certain things as being really good, such as prudence, temperance, justice, fortitude, he would not after having first conceived these endure to listen to anything which should not be in harmony with what is really good.

I want to be a good human being. I'm doing my best, and I'm working at it.

Indeed, we may go further and assert that anyone who does not delight in fine actions is not even a good man.

Kindness which is bestowed on the good is never lost.

The power of the Good has taken refuge in the nature of the Beautiful

The works of nature must all be accounted good.

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.

Some natures are too good to be spoiled by praise.

Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

For, truly speaking, whoever provokes me to a good act or thought has given me a pledge of his fidelity to virtue,--he has come under the bonds to adhere to that cause to which we are jointly attached.

Let it judge that nothing is either bad or good which can happen equally to the bad man and the good. For that which happens equally to him who lives contrary to nature and to him who lives according to nature, is neither according to nature nor contrary to nature.

The hand that hath made you fair hath made you good.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

My meaning in saying he is a good man, is to have you understand me that he is sufficient.

It is often hard to determine whether a clear, open, and honorable proceeding is the result of goodness or of cunning.

I find good people good And I find bad people good If I am good enough.

In all the green world nothing feels as good as a woman's good nature.

Happiness springs from doing good and helping others.

The like is not the friend of the like in as far as he is like; still the good may be the friend of the good in as far as he is good.

YOU ARE NOT ONLY GOOD TO YOURSELF, BUT THE CAUSE OF GOODNESS IN OTHERS

A good disposition is invincible, if it be genuine.

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

I'd like to be remembered for being a good, kind, loving, gentle man who attempted to live wisely, and who cared a lot.

His system of morality was the most benevolent and sublime probably that has been ever taught, and consequently more perfect than those of any of the ancient philosophers... He was the most innocent, the most benevolent, the most eloquent and sublime character that ever has been exhibited to man.

My suspicious nature is that there's something that [ Reverend ] Galamison, about Galamison that must have some good in it or some right in it.

The world seemed to me fine because you were in it, and goodness more real because you lived.

Noble be man, helpful and good!

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

We look for good on earth and cannot recognize it when met.

Have I done something for the general interest? Well then I have had my reward. Let this always be present to thy mind, and never stop doing such good.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

Time is the nurse and breeder of all good.

If you ask: What is the good of education? The answer is easy: Education makes good men and good men act nobly.

Human nature is disposed to do good.

Cultivate virtue in the world, and it will be universal.

... I have read in your face, as plain as if it was a book, that but for some trouble and sorrow we should never know half the good there is about us.

Dad," said Will, his voice very faint. "Are you a good person?" "To you and your mother, yes, I try. But no man's a hero to himself. I've lived with me a lifetime, Will. I know everything worth knowing about myself-" "And, adding it all up...?" "The sum? As they come and go, and I mostly sit very still and tight, yes, I'm all right.

True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.

If your desire is for good, the people will be good.

If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good.

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven andon earth; and he who would be blessed and happy should be fromthe first a partaker of truth, for then he can be trusted.

In a certain sense the Good is comfortless.

Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward.

Dig within. There lies the wellspring of good.

There is but one unconditional commandment ... to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.

Nothing is evil which is according to nature.