Good Quotes: Words of Wisdom for a Better Life (Page 30)

"All good things which exist are the fruits of originality"

"Good luck is the willing handmaid of a upright and energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty"

"As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task"

Diogenes, Philosopher

"When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear"

Buddha, Leader

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill"

Buddha, Leader

"Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good"

Buddha, Leader

"To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear"

Buddha, Leader

"The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast"

Buddha, Leader

"Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue"

Buddha, Leader

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?"

Buddha, Leader

"The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect"

Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer

"Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability"

Ho Chi Minh, Revolutionary

"The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant"

John Stuart Mill, Philosopher

"If capital and labor ever do get together it's good night for the rest of us"

Kin Hubbard, Journalist

"Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way"

George Savile, Politician

"Of all the home remedies, a good wife is best"

Kin Hubbard, Journalist

"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires"

William Arthur Ward, Writer

"Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life"

Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer

"All human beings are commingled out of good and evil"

Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer

"Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate"

Robert Louis Stevenson, Writer

"I have lots of sources of information about what's going on at the company. I think I have a pretty good pulse on where we are and what people are thinking"

Steve Ballmer, Businessman

"Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying"

Mary Wilson Little, Writer

"Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all"

Maggie Gallagher, Writer

"Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball"

Mickey Mantle, Athlete

"What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise"

Barbara Jordan, Politician

"A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good"

Barbara Jordan, Politician

"Accessible design is good design"

Steve Ballmer, Businessman

"When Andrew went with the girls, we were talking all morning and he was saying, 'It's okay. Just remember we had such a good day. Our wedding was so perfect.' Because we're such a unit together. He made me feel very part of the day on April the 29th"

Sarah Ferguson, Author

"Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm"

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author

"Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been"

Mickey Mantle, Athlete

"Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good"

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author

"I want to get old gracefully. I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and be an example to my children"

Sting, Musician

"Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was"

Mickey Mantle, Athlete

"Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue"

David Hume, Philosopher

"When I get my heart rate up, I get good exercise and I think it's good for a lot of things, plus it's not hurting my hips right now"

Mike Ditka, Coach

"I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man"

Joseph Smith, Jr., Clergyman

"There is not to be found, in all history, any miracle attested by a sufficient number of men, of such unquestioned good sense, education and learning, as to secure us against all delusion in themselves"

David Hume, Philosopher

"It's a very good question, very direct, and I'm not going to answer it"

George H. W. Bush, President

"Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always the product of an art"

Charles Baudelaire, Poet

"Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred"

Bryant H. McGill, Author

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