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Goodness Quotes by Desmond Tutu
- I think that because this is a moral universe, then right will prevail, goodness will prevail, compassion will prevail, laughter will prevail, love, caring, sharing…
- If we are going to bring about change, then men, for goodness sake, stand up and stand for the right. And I say, ‘power to…
- Despite all of the ghastliness in the world, human beings are made for goodness. The ones that are held in high regard are not militarily…
- There’s no question about the reality of evil, of injustice, of suffering, but at the center of this existence is a heart beating with love.…
- Ubuntu tells us that we can create a more peaceful world by striving for goodness in each moment, wherever we are.
- There is no peace in South Africa. There is no peace because there is no justice. There can be no real peace and security until…
- I have heard and seen many examples of the cruelty that we are able to visit on one another during my time. . . I…
- I'm coming to believe more and more in the truth that everything we do has consequences. A good deed doesn't just evaporate and disappear.
- This is a moral universe, which means that despite all the evidence that seems to be to the contrary, there is no way that evil…
- To forgive is indeed the best form of self-interest since anger, resentment, and revenge are corrosive of that summum bonum, the greatest good.
- Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
- God's dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness,…
- We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.
- For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to say? Please, all we are asking you to do is…
- It may be a procession of faithful failures that enriches the soil of godly success. Faithful actions are not religious acts. They are not even…
- We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all…
- As much as the world has an instinct for evil and is a breeding ground for genocide, holocaust, slavery, racism, war, oppression, and injustice, the…
More Goodness Quotes
- I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His… — Teresa of Avila
- If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will… — Teresa of Avila
- Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man… — Francis Bacon
- Piety is the most solid goodness, and the vilest of what is evil is vice. — Abu Bakr
- Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
- Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings… — Henry Adams
- Evil is committed without effort, naturally, fatally; goodness is always the product of some art. — Charles Baudelaire
- Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love. — Saul Bellow
- If we believe in a God at all, we must surely ascribe to him perfection of wisdom and perfection of goodness; we… — Annie Besant
- A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also… — Bhumibol Adulyadej
- For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. — Lionel Blue
- May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition! — Daniel Boone