The institution of religion exists only to keep mankind in order, and to make men merit the goodness of God by their… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
“There was also the Argument of Increasing Decency, which basically held that cruelty was linked to stupidity and that the link between… — Ian M. Banks Copy Share Image
And they know neither sect nor idolatry, with the exception that all believe that the source of all power and goodness is… — Christopher Columbus Copy Share Image
People who are going to do us harm are never going to register guns. Terrorists, you believe they're going to register guns?… — Richard Shelby Copy Share Image
“...if everybody is born essentially good, what is wrong with our society that it so often allows the goodness to go into… — Rosamund Kendal Copy Share Image
“Some people talk as if meeting the gaze of absolute goodness would be fun. They need to think again. They are still… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Egg whites add a great fluffy texture to cocktails, but for some people the idea of adding raw eggs to a drink… — Ariana Madix Copy Share Image
Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
Honor to the idealists, whether philosophers or poets. They have improved us by mingling with our daily pursuits great and transcendent conceptions.… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
It is true that water will flow indifferently to east and west, but will it flow equally well up and down? Human… — Mencius Copy Share Image
I can just about enjoy it. There is an initial hurdle, where I feel like, oh goodness me, I'm going to watch… — Jesse Armstrong Copy Share Image
Patriotism is proud of a country's virtues and eager to correct its deficiencies; it also acknowledges the legitimate patriotism of other countries,… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
“You are at the same time, a god and a demon. When the god in you lacks nourishment, the demon gets hold… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Morality has been conceived up to the present in a very narrow spirit, as obedience to a law, as inner struggle between… — Ernest Renan Copy Share Image
The Dhamma has to sink deeply into the mind so that whatever we do, the mind has always goodness within it. All… — Ajahn Chah Copy Share Image
[When we drop our agendas] we begin to cultivate a mind of true goodness and compassion, which comes out of a concern… — Steve Hagen Copy Share Image
Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
“It's not about how bad or unfair the world is! It's all about how you take care of your goodness. So don't… — SiD Copy Share Image
There was human goodness in the world, she thought-all caught up with desires and dreams, regrets and bitterness, resentments and power, but… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful… — Martin Seligman Copy Share Image
Let it judge that nothing is either bad or good which can happen equally to the bad man and the good. For… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The way to see what looks good and understand the reasons it looks good, and to be at one with this goodness… — Robert M. Pirsig Copy Share Image
Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religion but I would argue… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
The more conscious I was of goodness and of all that was 'sublime and beautiful,'the more deeply I sank into my mire… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Young people have been educated and raised to believe that that aspect of our history disqualifies America from ever being anything that… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute… — Horatius Bonar Copy Share Image
Well he's only 20. Without question, he's the best youngest player I've seen in my time... If he keeps developing and matures… — Alex Ferguson Copy Share Image
When I'm in a state of goodness about the world, no matter what is happening, I see that goodness. But if I'm… — Agapi Stassinopoulos Copy Share Image
Be there for your children. Sit on the bed and enjoy the late-night talks—try to stay awake! Pray for the Lord to… — Bonnie D. Parkin Copy Share Image
I wish my prose to be transparentI don't want the reader to stumble over me; I want him to look through what… — V. S. Naipaul Copy Share Image
Don't you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
In life, you'll find a special person who changes your life just by being a part of it, who makes you laugh… — Reymon Iglesia Copy Share Image
I have to learn that the aim in life is God's, not mine. God is using me from His great personal standpoint,… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
What is good looking, as Horace Smith remarks, but looking good? Be good, be womanly, be gentle,-generous in your sympathies, heedful of… — John Greenleaf Whittier Copy Share Image
“No,' said Gould, with an unusual and convincing gravity; 'I do not believe that being perfectly good in all respects would make… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
In conclusion I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens, upon the high state of prosperity to which the goodness of Divine Providence has conducted… — Zachary Taylor Copy Share Image
When people lose faith in the natural goodness of the human character, the lack of trust in spiritual goodness, that is one… — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copy Share Image
Who is a good man? He who keeps the decrees of the fathers, and both human and divine laws. [Lat., Vir bonus… — Horace Copy Share Image
While the mind remains so fixed in its own personal affairs, be they little or large, it has no chance to open… — Paul Brunton Copy Share Image
Self-actualizing people are those who have come to a high level of maturation, health and self-fulfillment... the values that self-actualizers appreciate include… — Abraham Maslow Copy Share Image
![“[When we drop our agendas] we begin to cultivate a mind of true goodness and compassion, which comes out of a concern for the Whole. As we live out of such a mind, we become generous, with no sense of giving or of making a sacrifice. We become open, with no sense of tolerance. We become patient…” quote by Steve Hagen](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d80/steve-hagen-18377_agendas_when-we-drop-our-agendas-we-begin-to-cul_3097497.jpg)
![“Who is a good man? He who keeps the decrees of the fathers, and both human and divine laws. [Lat., Vir bonus est quis? Qui consulta patrum, qui leges juraque servat.]” quote by Horace](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/578/horace-172_bonus_who-is-a-good-man-he-who-keeps-the-decre_887036.jpg)
