All Quotes By Tag: Goodness
“On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.”
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“Do not act as if you had ten thousand years to throw away. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.”
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“I admire those who do good and expect nothing in return.”
“There are two things that men should never weary of, goodness and humility; we get none too much of them in this rough world among cold, proud people.”
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“Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.”
“Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it’s what you believe, and the heck with everybody.”
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“Hide yourself in God, so when a man wants to find you he will have to go there first.”
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“Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.[Verse 223]”
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“You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!”
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“I have written it before and am not ashamed to write it again. Without Wodehouse I am not sure that I would be a tenth of what I am today — whatever that may be. In my teenage years, his writings awoke me to the possibilities of language. His rhythms, tropes, tricks and mannerisms are deep within me.But more than that, he taught me something about good nature. It is enough to be benign, to be gentle, to be funny, to be kind.”
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“Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people.”
“I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, “aw shit, he’s up!”
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“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”
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“You’ve a good heart. Sometimes that’s enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it’s not.”
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“Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people.”