Good Quotes

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.

Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.

Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.

An overflow of good converts to bad.

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where your going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice.

As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. And I remain extremely concerned when I see what's happening in our country, which is in many ways the luckiest place in the world. We don't seem to be excited about making our country a better place for our kids.

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.

Depend upon yourself. Make your judgement trustworthy by trusting it. You can develop good judgement as you do the muscles of your body - by judicious, daily exercise. To be known as a man of sound judgement will be much in your favor.

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.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.

There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.