Good Quotes

The World is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good.

Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.

A beautiful woman like eyes, and a good heart; One is a beautiful thing, and other treasures.

The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, he, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to quit France, and even to relinquish life, for the good of his country.

Forests require many years to mature; consequently the long point of view is necessary if the forests are to be maintained for the good of our country.

A good leader can't get too far ahead of his followers.

I may say that I 'got along fine' with Marshal Stalin. He is a man who combines a tremendous, relentless determination with a stalwart good humor. I believe he is truly representative of the heart and soul of Russia.

I sometimes think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education. Those who do not believe this have small imaginations.

Nonviolence is a good policy when the conditions permit.

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.

The past is a rich resource on which we can draw in order to make decisions for the future, but it does not dictate our choices. We should look back at the past and select what is good, and leave behind what is bad.

The habit of attending to small things and of appreciating small courtesies is one of the important marks of a good person.

Men, I think, are not capable of doing nothing, of saying nothing, of not reacting to injustice, of not protesting against oppression, of not striving for the good of society and the good life in the ways they see it.

Perhaps it was history that ordained that it be here, at the Cape of Good Hope that we should lay the foundation stone of our new nation. For it was here at this Cape, over three centuries ago, that there began the fateful convergence of the peoples of Africa, Europe and Asia on these shores.

From his understanding of wealth and poverty came his understanding of labor and capital, which led him to the solution of trusteeship based on the belief that there is no private ownership of capital; it is given in trust for redistribution and equalization. Similarly, while recognizing differential aptitudes and talents, he holds that these are gifts from God to be used for the collective good.

Our hope is that the elementary reading of comics will lead to the joy of reading good books.

Where people of goodwill get together and transcend their differences for the common good, peaceful and just solutions can be found even for those problems which seem most intractable.

We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of people.