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Discover a curated collection of good quotes that inspire reflection, spark conversation, and offer perspective. Whether you’re seeking a quick lift, a thoughtful nudge, or a timeless reminder, these words from diverse voices highlight wisdom, humor, courage, and compassion. Dip in to find lines that resonate with your day, share a moment of insight with others, or revisit familiar favorites with fresh eyes. Let these concise sparks of language encourage calm, clarity, and curiosity as you navigate work, relationships, and everyday choices.
Small: A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie
Desiderius Erasmus
"A good portion of speaking will consist in knowing how to lie"
Desiderius Erasmus, Philosopher
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Small: A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit
Arnold H. Glasow
"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
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Small: When Im good, Im very good. But when Im bad Im better
Mae West
"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better"
Mae West, Actress
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Small: A company is only as good as the people it keeps
Mary Kay Ash
"A company is only as good as the people it keeps"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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Small: The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out
Benito Mussolini
"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out"
Benito Mussolini, Politician
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Small: He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good
Rabindranath Tagore
"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good"
Rabindranath Tagore, Poet
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Small: All thats necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing
Edmund Burke
"All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing"
Edmund Burke, Statesman
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Small: There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, dark
Pythagoras
"There is a good principle which created order, light, and man, and an evil principle which created chaos, darkness, and woman"
Pythagoras, Mathematician
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Small: There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to
"There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behaves any of us to find fault with the rest of us"
James Truslow Adams, Historian
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Small: A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers
Plato
"A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers"
Plato, Philosopher
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Small: Youre in pretty good shape for the shape you are in
Dr. Seuss
"You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in"
Dr. Seuss, Writer
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Small: The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today
Elbert Hubbard
"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
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Small: A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell
George Bernard Shaw
"A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
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Small: A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there
"A good plan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the best way to get there"
H. Stanley Judd, Author
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Small: The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good
Martin Luther King Jr.
"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people"
Martin Luther King Jr., Minister
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Small: What good fortune for governments that the people do not think
Adolf Hitler
"What good fortune for governments that the people do not think"
Adolf Hitler, Criminal
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Small: Problems are the price of progress. Dont bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me
Charles F. Kettering
"Problems are the price of progress. Don't bring me anything but trouble. Good news weakens me"
Charles F. Kettering, Inventor
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Small: Death is a commingling of eternity with time in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
"Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time"
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Writer
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Small: The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia
"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia"
Otto von Bismarck, Leader
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Small: Our childrens children will hear a good story
"Our children's children will hear a good story"
Richard Adams, Clergyman
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Small: If it looks good, it will fly good
Bill Lear
"If it looks good, it will fly good"
Bill Lear, Inventor
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Small: Any jackass can kick down a barn but it takes a good carpenter to build one
Lyndon B. Johnson
"Any jackass can kick down a barn but it takes a good carpenter to build one"
Lyndon B. Johnson, President
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Small: Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher
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Small: I wasnt afraid to fail. Something good always comes out of failure
Anne Baxter
"I wasn't afraid to fail. Something good always comes out of failure"
Anne Baxter, Actress
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Small: Big words seldom accompany good deeds
"Big words seldom accompany good deeds"
Charlotte Whitton, Politician
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Small: People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense
Ken Kesey
"People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense"
Ken Kesey, Author
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Small: Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher
"Of all the hard jobs around, one of the hardest is being a good teacher"
Maggie Gallagher, Writer
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Small: As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable
Christopher Dawson
"As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy"
Christopher Dawson, Writer
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Small: The best portion of a good mans life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love
William Wordsworth
"The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love"
William Wordsworth, Poet
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Small: While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake
"While playing golf today I hit two good balls. I stepped on a rake"
Henny Youngman, Comedian
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Small: Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes
"Dictators are rulers who always look good until the last ten minutes"
Jan Masaryk, Diplomat
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Small: Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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Small: Diligence is the mother of good luck
Benjamin Franklin
"Diligence is the mother of good luck"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
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Small: Good words are worth much, and cost little
George Herbert
"Good words are worth much, and cost little"
George Herbert, Poet
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Small: Endure and persist this pain will turn to good by and by
Ovid
"Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by"
Ovid, Poet
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Small: Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre
"Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre"
Gail Godwin, Novelist
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Small: It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech
Mark Twain
"It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech"
Mark Twain, Author
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Small: Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips
Charles Dickens
"Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips"
Charles Dickens, Novelist
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Small: Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, theres a good chance that nobody is reading my column
Dave Barry
"Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column"
Dave Barry, Author
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Small: Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is
Robert G. Ingersoll
"Happiness is the only good. The time to be happy is now. The place to be happy is here. The way to be happy is to make others so"
Robert G. Ingersoll, Lawyer
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