#good works

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. ↗

— Saint Augustine

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Though language forms the preacher, 'Tis good works make the man. ↗

— Eliza Cook

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Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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The whole Bible is the story of men and women trying to get back to God, to overcome that sin with sacrifices, good works, sermons, prophesy, witnessing, giving all kinds of things. It never worked. ↗

— Keith Miller

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I think I am very mainstream - I'm committed to good works in my life. ↗

— Peter Jennings

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Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

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If someone doesn't know their Old Testament, they don't know right doctrine, right correction, and they can't be equipped for good works. ↗

— Randall Terry

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Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

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It was admitted by the early rabbis that the sectarians could be as full of good works as eggs were full of meat. ↗

— Lionel Blue

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Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon. ↗

— Terry Prachett

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