Goodness Quotes

1767 Goodness quotes by 1077 unique authors

Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that… — Mencius
One may not doubt that, somehow Good Shall come of Water and of Mud; And sure, the reverent eye must see A purpose in Liquidity. — Rupert Brooke
The good is the end toward which all things tend. — Boethius
There's no such thing as a bad Picasso, but some are less good than others. — Pablo Picasso
It's the artist's duty to have an artist's life, somehow to obtain time and freedom and then to muster the desire and discipline to make… — Stephanie Mills
Nothing that man ever invents will absolve him from the universal necessity of being good as God is good, righteous as God is righteous, and… — Charles Kingsley
That good diffused may more abundant grow. — William Cowper
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad. — Epictetus
Be entirely tolerant or not at all; follow the good path or the evil one. To stand at the crossroads requires more strength than you… — Heinrich Heine
When "Do no Evil" has been understood, Then learn the harder, braver rule, "Do Good. — Arthur Guiterman
For who is there but you? Who not only claim to be a good man and a gentleman, for many are this, and yet have… — Socrates
I am such a good man, at bottom, such a good man, how is it that nobody ever noticed it? — Samuel Beckett
There are no 'good' or 'bad' people. Some are a little better or a little worse, but all are activated more by misunderstanding than malice.… — Tennessee Williams
The biggest mischief in the past century has been perpetrated by Rousseau with his doctrine of the goodness of human nature. The mob and the… — Jacob Burckhardt
Self-actualizing people are those who have come to a high level of maturation, health and self-fulfillment... the values that self-actualizers appreciate include truth, creativity, beauty,… — Abraham Maslow
The discovery of magic can happen only when we transcend our embarrassment about being alive, when we have the bravery to proclaim the goodness and… — Chogyam Trungpa
Grace is not something outside or you.. In fact, your very desire for grace is due to grace that is already working in you. — Ramana Maharshi
When a person tells others 'Be good,' he conveys to his hearers the feeling that he is good and they are not. — Meher Baba
Don't, for goodness' sake, keep on saying 'Don't'; I hear so much of it, and it's monotonous, and makes me tired. — Kenneth Grahame
God is the embodiment of compassion. He watches for a grain of goodness or humility so that He can reward it with tons of grace. — Sathya Sai Baba
Some people say we can never achieve our special destiny, but I say, in a world of new possibilities guided by goodness, we can and… — Bill Bradley
Fearlessness comes with the birth of this new understanding: The only reason life changes as it does is to reveal the secret Goodness underlying those… — Guy Finley
If we do not believe in ourselves- neither in our efficacy nor in our goodness- the universe is a frightening place. — Nathaniel Branden
You cannot have a good character today and at the same time have a small mind and a little heart. You cannot have a good… — A. Powell Davies
The activities of drawing, eating and drinking, all involve assimilations by the self of desirable elements from the world, a transfer of goodness from without… — Alain de Botton

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