Can one desire too much of a good thing?

Can one desire too much of a good thing?

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is
good and to grieve at the read more

This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is
good and to grieve at the opposite.
[Lat., Ergo hoc proprium est animi bene constituti, et laetari
bonis rebus, et dolere contrariis.]

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less read more

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.

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Be good and you will be lonesome

Be good and you will be lonesome

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time.

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time.

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would read more

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

That good diffused may more abundant grow.

That good diffused may more abundant grow.