313 quotes found
“Truth is the spirit of all that is good and worthy through loving.”
“The public good must come before private interests.”
“Edmund felt despair eating away at his victory. "Why is the world like this?" He shivered. "Why does it feel so cold, so hard?"A smile flickered on Johns face, one that was neither happy nor sad. "...”
“but is it not heartening to know that so many are willing to fight for the good? Think of that young librarian, Sophie, who made certain you escaped. Think of S.Q., who risked my brothers wrath to ...”
“It is nice to be important, but it is very important for you to be nice to people”
“A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may...”
“There is so much you don't know about a person. I wonder if I could've made her days a little bit easier, if I'd tried. If I'd treated her a little nicer. Wasn't that the point of the book? For wom...”
“Happiness lies in our heart. We have to nurture it with blossoms of faith and steady stream of goodness to brush aside the thistles of everyday strife.”
“Whether good or bad, it was I that did the damage, and the wisest rule in life, note the aftermath and how to manage.”
“Never wish the death of anyone or you will lose your goodness inside you!”
“In matters of goodness, never expect any compliment or appreciation; just do your goodness and disappear!”
“The goodness you do when you are very happy is not as valuable as the goodness you do when you are very unhappy!”
“Visit the port of goodness often; if you can, cast your anchor over there!”
“We are members of one great body, planted by nature. We must consider that we were born for the good of the whole”
“I will bestir myself,' was her resolution, 'and try to be wise if I cannot be good.”
“She learns a valuable lesson: if you think you are good, just try doing good. Youll soon find out how inadequate your little drop of goodness is.”
“We each have words for "love" in our languages. What would the world look like if we acted on that one word for humanity's sake?”
“Doing goodness is good only when you dont expect anything in return; not a medal, not even a simple thanking!”
“For a water drop, the most beautiful house is a leaf; and for a man: The goodness! Let the goodness be your home you permanently live in!”
“I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can do.”
