#goodness

We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#each #goodness #live #lives #love

I'm speaking of the character of human beings, not what they believe in. I'm speaking of those who won't accept a useless life just because they were born to it. I mean those who would be something better. They work, they sacrifice, they do things..." He was moved by this, and I was a little surprised that I'd said it. Yet I felt I'd had hurt him somehow. "There is blessedness in that." I said. "There's sanctity. And God or no God, there is goodness in it. I know this the way I know the mountains are out there, that the stars shine. ↗

— Anne Rice

#life

Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love. ↗

— Saul Bellow

#attended #company #goodness #love #men

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. ↗

— Xun Zi

#caused #evil #goodness #human #human nature

Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights. ↗

— Harry Browne

#american #american people #anything #apart #bill

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. ↗

— John Updike

#few #few men #foolish #goodness #hence

Well, our concern has to do with the period prior to 9/11, up to and including the catastrophe that occurred. And thank goodness, we're not obliged to make assessments of what's going on now and deal with these current events. ↗

— Richard Ben-Veniste

#catastrophe #concern #current #current events #deal

We have to put in our time every day to try and achieve and learn so that we can develop our talents and each of you, thank goodness, have special talents; each of you are special persons. ↗

— Bruce Vento

#day #develop #each #every #every day

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#friendship #goodness #greatest #heart #lasting

Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable. ↗

— Matthew Henry

#greatness #make #makes #more #much