Goodness Quotes

Akhenaton
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours. -- Akhenaton


Bacon, Francis
Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing. -- Francis Bacon


Ching, I
Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. -- I Ching


de Montaigne, Michel
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness. -- Michel De Montaigne


Lao-Tzu
Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained... -- Lao-Tzu


Pythagoras
The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. -- Pythagoras


Thoreau, Henry David
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.