John Quincy Adams on goodness
John Quincy Adams44 quotes“To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.”
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Posterity – you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or the improvement of my fellow creatures.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Democracy, pure democracy, has at least its foundation in a generous theory of human rights.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams America, goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Tyranny can scarcely be practiced upon a virtuous and wise people.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams From the experience of the past we derive instructive lessons for the future.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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N.M SanchezN.M Sanchez Listening and empathizing will enable you to look past fake smiles and dive deeper into the pain in their eyes.
Ankur SinghAnkur Singh I heard the universe whisper “take care of her”
Karla GaleanaKarla Galeana Respect me, not because I respect you, but because I deserve your respect.
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An awful lot of good movies have gone unrecognized, and an awful lot of bad movies have had tremendous recognition. As long as you keep that in mind, you are never really disappointed.
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood There is a good life waiting for you. Its just waiting for you to grab it
Robert KiyosakiRobert Kiyosaki You can’t stop everything from happening. But we’ve gotten to a point where we’re certainly trying. If a car doesn’t have four hundred air bags in it, then it’s no good.
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood I am a very good shot. I have hunted for every kind of animal. But I would never kill an animal during mating season.
Hedy LamarrHedy Lamarr I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
Hermann HesseHermann Hesse The good news is that it doesn’t cost much money to change your thinking. In fact, it can be done for free.
Robert KiyosakiRobert Kiyosaki Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
Babe RuthBabe Ruth You should never say bad things about the dead, you should only say good, Joan Crawford is dead. Good.
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