Quotes about Goodness
I don't see how a man is to be good for much unless he has some one woman to love him dearly.
— George Eliot
We all know that men and women can be good without faith. And we also know that faith is an incredibly important source of goodness in our country.
— George W. Bush
Live your life in such a way that you'll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life, in general.
— Germany Kent
Let your light shine as an inspiration to humanity and BE THE REASON someone believes in the goodness of people.
— Germany Kent
Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.
— Thomas Merton
Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.
— Thomas Paine
The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.
— Paul Ricoeur
One never does wrong by doing right.
— Norman Vincent Peale
You radiate and generate more goodness for yourself; when you're aware of all you have
— Oprah Winfrey
Turn your heart toward what is good by cultivating forgiveness and compassion and mindful presence.
— Oprah Winfrey
What you focus on expands. When you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it.
— Oprah Winfrey
I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. You can't go anywhere without meeting clever people. The thing has become an absolute public nuisance. I wish to goodness we had a few fools left. ALGERNON: We have. JACK: I should extremely like to meet them. What do they talk about? ALGERNON: The fools? Oh! about the clever people of course. JACK: What fools.
— Oscar Wilde