Good Words Quotes
42 quotes by 35 authors
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Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words,…
— Francis Bacon
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Good words will not give my people good health and stop them from dying. Good words will not get my people a home where they…
— Chief Joseph
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Losing a family member, and her dying knowing she didn't have to die, that...is a scar that will last forever for the people remaining, and…
— Kim Du-han
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I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken…
— Chief Joseph
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The purpose of life is joy! When you're in joy, you attract the highest and best in every area of your life. Joy increases to…
— Rhonda Byrne
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Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
— Laozi
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Your good thoughts, good words and good deeds alone will be your intercessors. Nothing more will be wanted. They alone will serve you as a…
— Zoroaster
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Good words do not last long unless they amount to something.
— Chief Joseph
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And it also became clear that these conditions of inequality and historical injustice have given rise to a feeling of hate in the world -…
— Ulrich Beck
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It's time that we move from good words to good works, from sound bites to sound solutions.
— Hillary Clinton
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Love is appreciating, complimenting, feeling gratitude, and speaking good words to others.
— Rhonda Byrne
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Being silent for a while is good. Words can't really express a person's emotions.
— Andrei Tarkovsky
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For me the music is a vehicle for my lyrics. It's a chance to get some really good words across.
— Joe Strummer
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There's often a distressing disconnect between the good words we speak and the way we live our lives. In personal relations and politics, the mass…
— Parker J. Palmer
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Our hearts are the shrine; that is where God should be installed. Our good thoughts are the flowers to worship Him. Good deeds form the…
— Mata Amritanandamayi
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Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.
— Mata Amritanandamayi
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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
— Laozi
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Yes, the highest things are beyond words. That is probably why all art aspires to the condition of wordlessness. When literature works on you, it…
— Ben Okri
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Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.
— Charles Dickens
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It's a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people.
— Mark Harmon
Who Wrote These Good Words Quotes
35 authors contributed a total of 42 Good Words Quotes, led by these top contributors: