Goodness Quotes

“Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.”

“Truth and good are one, And beauty dwells in them, and they in her, With like participation.”

“A good man is not a perfect man; a good man is an honest man, faithful and unhesitatingly responsive to the voice of God in his life.”

“Heroes are something we create, something we need. It's a way for us to understand what's almost incomprehensible, how people can be so good.”

“To be is to be good.”

“Use your voice for good in this world.”

“We must not only be good but we must also be good for something.”

“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.”

“There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.”

“The severest punishment a man can receive is to be deprived of the power of doing good.”

“The genuinely benevolent man sheds blessings all around him.”

“What is beautiful is good, and what is good will soon be beautiful.”

“God's goodness is the spring of all our mercies.”

“It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness; and I pronounce it as certain that there was never yet a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.”

“Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more upon it.”

“A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint.”

“Religion is the pursuit of the supreme good.”

“The way to overcome the angry man is with love. The way to overcome the evil man is with goodness.”

“It is a good thing to be a great man, but it is a better thing to be a good man.”

“For it is only by knowing what is good for us that we can truly be said to know ourselves.”