Greater Good Quotes
80 quotes by 76 authors
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It often happens that we pray God to deliver us from some dangerous temptation, and yet God does not hear us but permits the temptation…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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People want to be on a team. They want to be part of something bigger than themselves. They want to be in a situation where…
— Mike Krzyzewski
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The problem with the old ideology was that it suppressed the individual by starting with society. But it is from a sense of individual duty…
— Tony Blair
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The local interest of a State ought in every case to give way to the interests of the Union. For when a sacrifice of one…
— Alexander Hamilton
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It sounds cliched, but superheroes can be lonely, vain, arrogant and proud. Often they overcome these human frailties for the greater good.
— Tom Hiddleston
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To define twentieth-century humanism briefly, I would say that it is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity in this…
— Corliss Lamont
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As your understanding of life continues to grow, you can walk upon this planet safe and secure, always moving forward toward your greater good.
— Louise Hay
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The potential of greater good goes right along with the potential for greater evil.
— Larry Wall
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The very essence of capitalism is under threat as business is now seen as a personal wealth accumulator. We have to bring this world back…
— Paul Polman
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I found it an interesting portrait of a marriage in exploring notions of how one partner supports the other, whilst not jeopardizing the greater good…
— Rachel Griffiths
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Of course killing people is 'wrong', but I think history shows that sometimes it serves the greater good.
— Zach Braff
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As so often happens in politics, what appears to be politically expedient for those in power rarely overlaps with the public interest. The lesser evils…
— Jason Stearns
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We can overcome evil with greater good.
— Laura Bush
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[When anything happens, we interpret it as good or bad, but...] We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. [Only the future…
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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All it takes for generosity to flow is awareness. By actively pursuing awareness and knowledge, we can make choices that cause less harm and greater…
— Zoe Weil
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If I had the perspective of the whole, perhaps I'd see it? That which seems evil, is it a cloud to bring rain, to bring…
— Ann Voskamp
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Sustainable change, after all, depends not upon compliance with external mandates or blind adherence to regulation, but rather upon the pursuit of the greater good.
— Douglas B. Reeves
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It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease…
— David G. McAfee
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Humanism is a philosophy of joyous service for the greater good of all humanity, of application of new ideas of scientific progress for the benefit…
— Linus Pauling
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I prefer to be refuted than to refute, for it is a greater good for oneself to be freed from the greatest evil than to…
— Socrates
Who Wrote These Greater Good Quotes
76 authors contributed a total of 80 Greater Good Quotes, led by these top contributors: