Good Quotes

See the good in people and help them.

Good fences make good neighbors.

What makes a nation in the beginning is a good piece of geography.

An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor.

Everything written is as good as it is dramatic. It need not declare itself in form, but it is drama or nothing.

He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.

He who wants to do good knocks at the gate: he who loves finds the door open.

You are ambitious, which, within reasonable bounds, does good rather than harm.

I hold that while man exists, it is his duty to improve not only his own condition, but to assist in ameliorating mankind; and therefore ... I am for those means which will give the greatest good to the greatest number.

It is the last territorial claim which I have to make in Europe, but it is the claim from which I will not recede and which, God-willing, I will make good.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead.

The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.

One best book is equal to hundred good friends but one good friend is equal to a library

When a person looks at himself, he is likely to misjudge what he finds. He sees only his intentions. Most people have good intentions and hence conclude that whatever they are doing is good. It is difficult for an individual to objectively judge his actions, which may be, and often are, contradictory to his good intentions.

It must always be our inner convictions and strength of beliefs that dictate our actions. External forces, temptations and counsels will always be dinned into us, but those among us who can stand up to what we innately believe to be good and right will finally be at peace with ourselves.

The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

Innovation is a good thing. The human condition - put aside bioterrorism and a few footnotes - is improving because of innovation.

I went to a public school through sixth grade, and being good at tests wasn't cool.

People's good deeds we write in water. The evil deeds are etched in brass.