Goodness Quotes
True blessedness consisteth in a good life and a happy death.
SolonSolon All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.
SophoclesSophocles I love the fact that I can make people happy, in any form. Even if it’s just an hour of their lives, if I can make them feel lucky or make them feel good, or bring a smile to a sour face, that to me is worthwhile.
Freddie MercuryFreddie Mercury I’m frazzled, but I’m good.
KehlaniKehlani Drummed into me, above all, by my dad, by the whole family, was that without your good name, you would be nothing.
Arthur AsheArthur Ashe Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can’t deliver good service from unhappy employees.
Tony HsiehTony Hsieh What then remains, but well our power to use, And keep good-humor still whate’er we lose? And trust me, dear, good-humor can prevail, When airs, and flights, and screams, and scolding fail.
Alexander PopeAlexander Pope I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity. I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can.
Thomas MertonThomas Merton I still have hope in the goodness of humans.
MadonnaMadonna That’s my only goal. Surround myself with funny people, and make sure everyone has a good time and works hard.
Joe RoganJoe Rogan The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”
Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.
EuripidesEuripides The theatre is certainly a place for learning about the brevity of human glory: oh all those wonderful glittering absolutely vanished pantomime! Now I shall abjure magic and become a hermit : put myself in a situation where I can honestly say that I have nothing else to do but to learn to be good.
Iris MurdochIris Murdoch Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.
SaadiSaadi As a leader, you have to balance the dichotomy, to be resolute where it matters but never inflexible and uncompromising on matters of little importance to the overall good of the team and the strategic mission.
Jocko WillinkJocko Willink If you ask, who has the chance to move into the city and get a good job out in the developing world? It’s a man. Who’s left to care for the kids back at home? The woman is.
Melinda GatesMelinda Gates