Quotes about Goodness
The core problem is not that we are too passionate about bad things, but that we are not passionate enough about good things.
— Larry Crabb
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
— John Adams
What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
— Teresa of Avila
I am not interested in power for power's sake, but I'm interested in power that is moral, that is right and that is good.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
— Thomas Merton
A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.
— Jesse Jackson
Employ whatever God has entrusted you with, in doing good, all possible good, in every possible kind and degree.
— John Wesley
Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.
— George Washington
Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly.
— CS Lewis
Grace is not reserved for good people; grace underscores the goodness of God.
— Andy Stanley
For God loves saving, not condemning, and therefore He is patient with bad people, in order to make good people out of bad people.
— St. Augustine