#good deed

One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed. ↗

— Maimonides

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Let each man think himself an act of God, His mind a thought, his life a breath of God; And let each try, by great thoughts and good deeds, To show the most of Heaven he hath in him. ↗

— Philip James Bailey

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A good deed never goes unpunished. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth. ↗

— Abraham Cahan

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A good picture is equivalent to a good deed. ↗

— Vincent Van Gogh

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It is a good deed to forget a poor joke. ↗

— Brendan Behan

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The man of sensibility is too busy talking about his feelings to have time for good deeds. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward. ↗

— Ovid

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No good deed goes unpunished. ↗

— Clare Boothe Luce

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Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you. ↗

— Tom Lehrer

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