Best 1197 quotes in «goodness quotes» category

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.

A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends.

A good disposition I far prefer to gold; for gold is the gift of fortune; goodness of disposition is the gift of nature. I prefer much rather to be called good than fortunate.

A good man therefore is a standing lesson to us all.

All of the goodness in the world doesn't amount to a hill of beans without courage

All the goodness, beauty, and perfection of a human being belong to the one who knows how to recognize these qualities.

All wholesome food is caught without a net or trap.

Along with judging myself harshly, I'd also always seen the truth of goodness in me.

A love that is based on the goodness of those whom you love is a mercenary affair.

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness.

And Goodness knows The Wicked's lives are lonely Goodness knows The Wicked die alone

An action is essentially good if the motive of the agent be good, regardless of the consequences.

And as for Pleasure, there is little in this World that is true and sincere, besides the Pleasure of doing our Duty, and of doing good.

An appeal to a goodness which is not in him is, to a vain and sensitive soul, a stinging insult.

A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.

And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended. [Lat., Itidemque ut saepe jam in multis locis, Plus insciens quis fecit quam prodens boni.]

A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.

As all our wickedness consists in turning away from our Creator, so all our goodness consists in uniting ourselves with Him.

But for I am a woman should I therefore live that I should not tell you the goodness of God?

as I get older there is nothing more constantly astonishing to me than the goodness of the Bad; - unless it is the badness of the Good.

Be a true representative of the goodness in your heart, and don't expect it to be easy or even noticed.

Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.

But a faithful believer will in all circumstances mediate on the mercy and fatherly goodness of God.

As if one could know the good a person is capable of, when one doesn't know the bad he might do.

Beauty, I believe, comes from God; therefore, there can be no beauty without goodness.

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.

Believe in the immortality and everlasting effects of your goodness.

Believe in who you are, and trust in what you know is true. Your choices are reflections of the goodness within you.

Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly. Be oppressed, rather than be an oppressor. Be gentle rather than zealous. Lay hold of goodness, rather than justice.

But how shall we educate men to goodness, to a sense of one another, to a love of truth? And more urgently, how shall we do this in a bad time?

but my life now, my whole life apart from anything that can happen to me, every minute of it is no more meaningless, as it was before, but it has the positive meaning of goodness, which I have the power to put into it.

CALVIN: As usual goodness hardly puts up a fight.

Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness.

Celebration is best done in the company of others who can rejoice with us over God's goodness.

Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.

Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.

Commanding goodness and forbiding to do evil (are) for the amendment and correction of society and the common folks.

Constant acts of goodness are worth far more than rare acts of greatness.

Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.

Do what is right, and you'll have no lasting regrets. Do what is right, and put yourself on the side of truth, goodness, and the best of life.

Do you know how hard it is to play a character where youre always in heels? Oh, my goodness!

Envy is when you resent God's goodness in other people's lives and ignore God's goodness in your own life.

Everyone, everyone is equal. Everyone has a place. No one is written off because there is worth and goodness in every life. Straight from the declaration of independence, that is the Republican ideal. And if we won't defend it, who will?

Evil is the voltage of good; the urge to goodness, without the potential of evil, is trivial.

Dear and most respected bookcase! I welcome your existence, which has for over one hundred years been devoted to the radiant ideals of goodness and justice.

Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.

Do not disregard the accumulation of goodness, saying, 'This will come to nothing.' By the gradual falling of raindrops, a jar is filled.

Everyone looks for the good, therefore everyone looks for God.

Everything good in a man thrives best when properly recognized.

Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more--it's sad, but that's the truth.