Doing Good Quotes

281 quotes by 238 authors

Jesus did not spend a great deal of time discoursing about the trinity or original sin or the incarnation, which have preoccupied later Christians. He… — Karen Armstrong
There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come. — Samuel Butler
I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea. — Miguel de Cervantes
Rich people should consider that they are only trustees for what they possess, and should show their wealth to be more in doing good than… — Joseph Hall
I know this for sure, that doing good actually makes you better. — Oprah Winfrey
Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself. — Louis Auchincloss
You are much surer that you are doing good when you pay money to those who work, as the recompense of their labor, than when… — Samuel Johnson
What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars had been employed in works… — Benjamin Franklin
I count all that part of my life lost which I spent not in communion with God, or in doing good. — John Donne
By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity. — Robert A. Heinlein
The happiest people I know are people who don't even think about being happy. They just think about being good neighbors, good people. And then… — Harold S. Kushner
Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself. — John Vanbrugh
Flourishing goes beyond happiness, or satisfaction with life. True, people who flourish are happy. But that's not the half of it. Beyond feeling good, they're… — Barbara Fredrickson
I will spend my heaven doing good on earth. — Therese of Lisieux
Explore this next great frontier where the boundaries between work and higher purpose are merging into one, where doing good really is good for business. — Richard Branson
Our confidence in Christ does not make us lazy, negligent, or careless, but on the contrary it awakens us, urges us on, and makes us… — Huldrych Zwingli
The goal of our life should not be to find joy in marriage, but to bring more love and truth into the world. We marry… — Leo Tolstoy
Promptings for us to do good come from the Holy Ghost. These promptings nudge us further along the straight and narrow path of discipleship. The… — Neal A. Maxwell
True charity consists in doing good to those who do us evil, and in thus winning them over. — Alphonsus Liguori
In nothing do humans approach so nearly to the gods as doing good to others. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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