Quotes About Goodness

The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

To speak seriously: the standards of goodness which are generally recognized by public opinion are not those which are calculated to make the world a happier place. This is due to a variety of causes, of which the chief is tradition, and the next most powerful is the unjust power of dominant classes.

Un mundo bueno necesita conocimientos, bondad y valor; no necesita el pesaroso anhelo del pasado, ni el aherrojamiento de la inteligencia libre mediante las palabras proferidas hace mucho por hombres ignorantes.

The idealizing of the victim is useful for a time: if virtue is the greatest of goods, and if subjection makes people virtuous, it is kind to refuse them power, since it would destroy their virtue.

Had you been a spectator during only the first three days of creation, you might not have judged it as good. What good are seed-bearing plants with no sun for photosynthesis? In His wisdom God knew the work was good because He knew what was coming next. He knows what's coming next for you. That's why He can judge His work in you as good. Give God room to be completely creative. Meet with Him daily as He unfolds the plan in perfect order. He's really good at what He does.

I will praise you forever for what you have done; in your name I will hope, for your name is good. I will praise you in the presence of your saints. (Ps. 52:9)

I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you; I will praise your name, O Lord, for it is good. (Ps. 54:6)

Psalm 31:19 reads, How great is Your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, . . . those who take refuge in you. . . . That is what God does for those who fear him. He sets aside and stores up goodness for His children, to be given at appropriate times in the future. What this goodness is, and when it will be bestowed, is unique to each individual according to God's plan and purpose for that person.

The fruit of the light results in all goodness, righteousness, and truth— discerning what is pleasing to the Lord. Ephesians 5:9–10

We always pray for you that our God will … fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith. 2 Thessalonians 1:11

Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight" (2 Sam. 10:12).

You sent Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths. Nehemiah 9:20

He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. Psalm 107:9

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 (NIV)

There for the taking. Simply put, we're meant to be agents of good in the world, not professional closers for Jesus. But make no mistake: when we endure and do good, that will witness.

God is so inconceivably good. He's not looking for perfection. He already saw it in Christ. He's looking for affection. That's why every lasting change in every home will invariably be a change of heart.

How great is Your goodness that You have stored up for those who fear You and accomplished in the sight of everyone. Psalm 31:19

path. Jesus Christ is the uncontested Champion of my life. He is the only good that dwells in me. I know He performs miracles because I am one.

People who have a reputation for being evil are usually good.

We're trying to infuse a little good into the American culture. Love God, love your neighbor, hunt ducks. Raise your kids, make them behave, love them. I don't see the down side to that.

Even good characters have their dark sides, and I think it is important that women aren't seen as innately good.

I wasn't delusional at all when I signed on to do 'Furious 7,' that it wasn't my creation. It's the seventh movie in a series, for goodness sake!

If we may not remain silent about evil in the Church, then neither should we keep silent about the great shining path of goodness and purity which the Christian faith has traced out over the course of the centuries.