#goodness

No,' said Gould, with an unusual and convincing gravity; 'I do not believe that being perfectly good in all respects would make a man merry.' 'Well,' said Michael quietly, 'will you tell me one thing? Which of us has ever tried it? ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#happiness #purity #righteous #respect

Be nice. Be good. Be happy. If people everywhere were to keep to this simple creed, there'd be few problems left in the world to fret about. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#happiness #kindness #richelle #richelle-goodrich #richelle-goodrich

Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings reflecting on the goodness of God and the damnation of infants. ↗

— Henry Adams

#come #damnation #god #goodness #happy

Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil. ↗

— Bhumibol Adulyadej

#evil #good #goodness #magnificent #makes

For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God. ↗

— Lionel Blue

#deserted #favour #god #goodness #i

I still believe in the nonviolent Jesus and the basic human goodness present in all of us. ↗

— Martin Sheen

#believe #goodness #human #i #jesus

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness. ↗

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

#another #good #good action #goodness #make

When i tell them about my dreams and they laugh, i make sure that I laugh Last. ↗

— Dear Hardwork

#chase #coaching #dream #dreaming #emotions

We each have words for "love" in our languages. What would the world look like if we acted on that one word for humanity's sake? ↗

— Julie Saffrin

#love #life

But goodness alone is never enough. A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#wisdom #accomplishments