Quotes About Goodness

By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three.

Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, and a beautiful image it is.

I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But i do know what the heart of a good man is like. And it is terrible.

A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

Nothing can resist the will of man when he knows what is true and wills what is good.

I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heat that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John-only somewhat bewildered.

Good moral character is the first essential in a man.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

I'm humble enough to wait and just chill. I'm having fun just working with these good people, man.

I'd say a man is someone who is honest, strong-minded, moral, genuine, just a good human being.

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses

Amid life's quests, there seems but worthy one: to do men good.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.

The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is not a problem of physics but of ethics. It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

Maybe a man has to sell his soul to get the power to do good.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.

Herein is not only a great vanity, but a great contempt of God's good gifts, that the sweetness of man's breath, being a good gift of God, should be willfully corrupted by this stinking smoke.

No evil can happen to a good man either in life or after death.