"Goodness that preaches undoes itself." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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• I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation… — Teresa of Avila
• If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church,… — Teresa of Avila
• Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without… — 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… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
• Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed… — 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… — Annie Besant
• A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons… — Bhumibol Adulyadej
• For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom… — Lionel Blue
• May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable… — Daniel Boone

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