Quotes About Goodness

Part 1 A Just Man

No man was created good by God, nor can be made entirely bad by man.

the goodness of the mother is written on the gaiety of the child.

I buoni pensieri hanno i loro abissi al pari dei cattivi.

Chapter1 M. Myriel

To this celestial kindness he opposed pride, which is the fortress of evil within us.

The book which the reader has under his eye at this moment is, from one end to the other, as a whole and in detail, whatever may be its intermittences, exceptions and faults, the march from evil to good, from the unjust to the just, from night to day, from appetite to conscience, from rottenness to life, from hell to heaven, from nothingness to God. Point of departure: matter; point of arrival: the soul. The hydra at the beginning, the angel at the end." Volume V, Book I, Chapter XX This

Come si chiamano i vostri due amici? – Pietro il Grassatore e Battista Gabbagonzi. – Uhm! - fe' l'arcidiacono; - son nomi che si addicono a un'opera buona come una bombarda ad un altar maggiore.

The devil may visit us, but God lives here.

She knew now that no one could be neutral - not anymore - and as afraid as she was of risking Sophie's life, she was suddenly more afraid of letting her daughter grow up in a world where good people did nothing to stop evil, where a good woman could turn her back on a friend in need.

In the times of greatest darkness, the light always shines through, because there are people who stand up to do brave, decent things.

Humans had a responsibility to do more than just protect themselves. In the face of evil, they were compelled to save each other.

But if we shrink from them, if we lose our goodness, we let them erase us. We cannot do that, Eva. We cannot.

Sapeva che per preparare paste così bisognava essere buoni e gentili. Il cuore di una persona traspariva sempre dai dolci che cucinava, e se c'era oscurità nella sua anima ci sarebbe stata anche nelle sue paste.

Eva refused to believe that a person who had made a life from books could have evil in her heart.

refused to believe that a person who had made a life from books could have evil in her heart.

But there is light, too. In the times of greatest darkness, the light always shines through, because there are people who stand up to do brave, decent things.

But if you ask what is the good of education in general, the answer is easy; that education makes good men, and that good men act nobly.

God never cooperates with evil. He simply offers us the opportunity to transform the painful experiences in our lives into advantages and blessings. (Fr. Maximos)

I know the world is an evil, capricious place and that men are basically bad and so, knowing that, I am always pleased to find some atom of goodness and only bored to see something evil.

The true good deeds are performed in silence.

Julian: She's very strong, you know. Much too good for you. Tom: I know. But she's a thousand times too good for you.

Remain steadfast in the faith; instruct yourself; bridle your tongue; repress your wrath; forbear to do evil; associate with the good; screen the faults of your neighbour; relieve the poor by your alms; and expect your reward in eternity.

I ignored the teachings of our Messenger, that all men are brothers, and that there is no difference among them save in the goodness of their actions.