good quotes

“Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”

— Mark Twain

“It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.”

— Mark Twain

“Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.”

— Mark Twain

“When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty,
There arises the recognition of ugliness.
When they all know the good as good,
There arises the recognition of evil.
”

— Lao Tzu

“Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.”

— Benjamin Franklin

“I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.”

— Marie Curie

“Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.”

— Hippocrates

“I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.”

— Ray Bradbury

“A good deed never goes unpunished.”

— Gore Vidal

“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.”

— Charles Dickens

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

— Jane Austen

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”

— Confucius

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”

— Confucius

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

— Confucius

“Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.”

— Confucius

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”

— Confucius

“If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.”

— Dalai Lama

“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank. ”

— Winston Churchill

“Great and good are seldom the same man. ”

— Winston Churchill

“It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.”

— Winston Churchill

“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.”

— Thomas Jefferson

“It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.”

— Andre Gide

“No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond.”

— Andre Gide

“There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.”

— Franklin Roosevelt

“Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.”

— Amelia Earhart

“Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.”

— Amelia Earhart

“Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.”

— Og Mandino

good quotes

“He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.”

“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”

“Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”

“It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them.”

“Prophesy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.”

“When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty,
There arises the recognition of ugliness.
When they all know the good as good,
There arises the recognition of evil.
”

“Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.”

“I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries.”

“Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.”

“I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.”

“A good deed never goes unpunished.”

“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.”

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

“Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.”

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”

“If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.”

“For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank. ”

“Great and good are seldom the same man. ”

“It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.”

“Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.”

“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.”

“It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.”

“No theory is good unless it permits, not rest, but the greatest work. No theory is good except on condition that one use it to go on beyond.”

“There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.”

“Better do a good deed near at home than go far away to burn incense.”

“Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn't any good reason to refer to it.”

“Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.”