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“Goodness makes our world a better place because human beings are kinder to each other when we feel safe and secure.”
“So why not make it better? If we want to see goodness in our lives, we should make it happen. If I can bring just a little help to someone's life, even for a moment, it's better than doing nothing ...”
“When you help other people you also help yourself it's impossible to not feel good when you do good for other people”
“y. I told them to admire us for the hope we still havethat there is enough goodness in man to use the omnipotence science hasgiven him to ennoble his life on earth instead of degrading it. Self gov...”
“That day I swore to never manipulate anyone again. Even if I believed I was doing good--for who am I to presume what is good for others?”
“There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring.”
“The problem in today's world is that people do not believe (lack trust) in goodness.”
“Most people decide to be a force of good when they either reach rock bottom, are trying to go to heaven, or find out that being good helps hold things together”
“At nine o'clock Mr. Shimerda lighted one of our lanterns and put on his overcoat and fur collar. He stood in the little entry hall, the lantern and his fur cap under his arm, shaking hands with us....”
“Now I realize that everything you need for measuring a person can be found in the nature of what he chooses to hide from everyone else. That's all you need to know to gauge his goodness.”
“Of course it's better to be good. I know it ism but it's sometimes so hard to believe a thing even when you know it.”
“The seed of good reaps the harvest of goodness.”
“Salvation: to see each thing for what it is its nature and its purpose.To do only what is right, say only what is true, without holding back.What else could it be but to live life fully to pay out ...”
“Good deeds are ambassadors from Heaven.”
“-the apartment had been directly in the sight line of a Serb sniper across the river. Teta-Jozefina was a devout Catholic, but she somehow managed to believe in essential human goodness, despite al...”
“Inside of every good person there is also something very wild.”
“Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad.”
“You will never know anyone more intimately than yourself. Love yourself and be good to yourself.”
“Whoever is in charge of such things had been sparing with his blessings on the moment Benno was born. He had neither looks nor wit nor skill. He was not large or strong, he could not sing; in fact,...”
“All of these are like sparks in the midnight sky, shedding their light on a world where even a flicker of hope shines like a beacon, illuminating the seas of darkness.”
