Quotes about Goodness

It's critical that we use a very dark brush to paint evil. When you bring the light into that darkness as characterized in John 1, that light is very vivid. When it dispels the darkness, we see the brilliance that's there.

I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort.

Every volcano is a powerful illustration of God's character. He is a Vesuvius of goodness, life, and energy.

It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

The true source of freedom is found in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Christians believe it is he who fully discloses the human potential for virtue and goodness, and it is he who liberates us from sin and darkness.

For a good cause, wrongdoing is virtuous.

The good will is all — and all the talents are ways to fulfill it.

Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

Doing well is a result of doing good.

and beauty and goodness comes to each man directly, in flashes of spiritual light

The soul is what knows—and draws us towards—truth, beauty, and goodness. Moreover, for Emerson, each person's soul is only a part of the great, universal "over-soul." He describes the soul as a vast ocean, with our individual souls being tiny inlets into the shore. Individuality is an illusion—really, we're all connected, like fingers extending from one hand.