#good deed

A good deed never goes unpunished. ↗

— Gore Vidal

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Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. ↗

— William Feather

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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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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue. ↗

— Buddha

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A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another. ↗

— Sidney Poitier

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Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty. ↗

— Sallust

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For even in dreams a good deed is not lost. ↗

— Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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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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