Quotes about Goodness

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

The Bible is full of wealth, miracles, goodness and badness.

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted.

My mother always said that if you do the right thing, the universe comes to your aid

nothing in the world of so good use, as the least dram of grace.

Can thou believe that Christ is in heaven, and that thou art in heavenly places with Christ, and yet have no mind of heavenly things, but are carried away with every earthly thing? No. Thou has not yet tasted how good and gracious the Lord is; thou has not relished the heavenly manna. (The Fruitful Labor for Eternal Food, p. 369)

contentment is an expression of faith in the goodness of God. It says, "God, I believe you love me and know what's best for me.

but it does mean God is able to redeem any and all situations and use them for his own good.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.

Exactly. It's about a particular kind of relationship with a particular kind of God, one who is good and kind and generous. One who can be trusted. One who keeps insisting, Trust me, I got this.

Yes. Abraham is being invited to trust God, to believe that God is good and has his best interests in mind and will be faithful to him even if Abraham makes a mess of things.

Everybody has something good inside them. Some hide it, some neglect it, but it is there