Quotes About Good

It wasn't uncommon to hear rationalizations of this sort—the longing to transform bad deeds into good ones. No one ever wanted to hear that God didn't work that way; the Lord would never want a young woman to trade her body to follow a commandment

For some reason, I immediately thought about how my parents had always been especially fond of Mavis, and here was this moment when I understood exactly why: she was a good person. It felt so good to realize how smart my parents had been all along.

In any solid, good relationship, it takes a while to trust someone.

The truth is a noble grail to seek. But if you're after it, you must imagine, first, what it will mean to get it. The truth is neither good nor bad. It is above evil. Above morality. It doesn't offer anything besides itself.

Cumplit era c?, dup? cum mergeau vorbele, vechiul refugiu al celor asediaÈ›i de r?u: divinitatea, binele È™i viaÈ›a moral?, se aliase pentru întâia oar? cu tenebrele, pentru a-nf??ura lumea în inextricabila pânz? de p?ianjen a nici binelui, nici r?ului, nici extazului, nici groazei, nici a tuturor laolalt?, nici a vidurilor, ci a Altceva, ceva inuman, nediavolesc È™i nedivin, de neperceput cu mintea È™i de neatins cu degetele.

The descendant who does what is good. His actions all emulate the past. Do not consort with a rowdy. It harms you when one hears of it.

Živi i osje?a, kako je dobro biti živ.

Men and women of every faith and good people with none at all sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life.

A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.

O God! I ask You for the means to do good, to avoid evil and to love the poor.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

You are the sole expounder of the doctrine; Wisdom shall die with you, no doubt, good brother, You are the only wise, the sole enlightened

It's our potential for good stuff I'm most interested in exploring, but that has most meaning when juxtaposed with things that can go wrong.

The man who does good in doubt must have so much more merit than one who does it in the bright certainty of belief. "Other sheep I have which are not of this fold..." A warning against the smugness of inherited faith.

The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.

See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse therefore choose life.

Keep yourselves far from envy; it eateth up and taketh away good actions, like as fire eateth up and burneth wood

Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!" And if some good reaches them, they say, "This is from Allaah," but if some evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you (O Muhammad)." Say: "All things are from Allaah," so what is wrong with these people that they fail to understand any word?

Mary wasn't brilliant.She was a good woman who let her emotions guide her politics. She just couldn't help being for anybody who was agin something.

The very term 'public utility' … is an absurd one. Every good is useful 'to the public,' and almost every good … may be considered 'necessary.' Any designation of a few industries as 'public utilities' is completely arbitrary and unjustified.

Cheerfulness and good nature, purge hatred and rancour.

A society where emotions come last and selfishness is considered blessed, or placed first before anything; cannot be expected to produce good fruits!