Goodness Quotes
1767 quotes by 1113 authors
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I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and…
— Teresa of Avila
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If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance…
— Teresa of Avila
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Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy,…
— Francis Bacon
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Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice.
— Abu Bakr
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Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
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Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings reflecting on the…
— Henry Adams
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Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art.
— Charles Baudelaire
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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If we believe in a God at all, we must surely ascribe to him perfection of wisdom and perfection of goodness; we are then forced…
— Annie Besant
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A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.
— Bhumibol Adulyadej
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For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God.
— Lionel Blue
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May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition!
— Daniel Boone
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I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.
— Georg Brandes
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
— Bertolt Brecht
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I still get excited by working with big names. You have that initial moment of, 'Oh my goodness, I'm going to work with Tom Cruise!'
— Malin Akerman
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You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is…
— Louisa May Alcott
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No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being…
— Alan Alda
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Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental.
— Samuel Butler
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There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.
— Samuel Butler
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Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.
— Luther Campbell
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