Good Nature Quotes

54 quotes by 45 authors

The chief ingredients in the composition of those qualities that gain esteem and praise, are good nature, truth, good sense, and good breeding. — Joseph Addison
Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor, to the persons who possess it. — Henry Ward Beecher
Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others. — Lord Chesterfield
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty. — Joseph Addison
You want to hate somebody, if you can, just to keep your powers of discrimination bright, and to save yourself from becoming a mere mush… — Charles Dudley Warner
It is undoubtedly true that some people mistake sycophancy for good nature, but it is equally true that many more mistake impertinence for sincerity. — George D. Prentice
All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature — Michel de Montaigne
Take heed of the Vinegar of sweet Wine, and the Anger of Good-nature. — Benjamin Franklin
Paradise for a happy man lies in his own good nature. — Edward Abbey
Politeness is the result of good sense and good nature. — Oliver Goldsmith
In all the green world nothing feels as good as a woman's good nature. — John Updike
Whom do I call educated? First, those who manage well the circumstances they encounter day by day. Next, those who are decent and honorable in… — Socrates
A pretty face may be enough to catch a man, but it takes character and good nature to hold him. — Thomas More
Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men's hearts become stronger… — Thomas More
Wit penetrates; humor envelops. Wit is a function of verbal intelligence; humor is imagination operating on good nature. — Peggy Noonan
Good nature is the cheapest commodity in the world, and love is the only thing that will pay ten percent to both borrower and lender. — Robert Green Ingersoll
The passions seldom give good advice but to the interested and mercenary. Resentment generally suggests bad measures. Second thoughts and good nature will rarely, very… — Horace Walpole
A large wildlife book, start to finish, could take one to two years, but then I would expect to get several good (nature) magazine features… — Nigel Dennis
Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of the good. — George Santayana
Good nature is often a mere matter of health. — Henry Ward Beecher

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