Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

That good diffused may more abundant grow.

That good diffused may more abundant grow.

What good I see humbly I seek to do,
And live obedient to the law, in trust
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What good I see humbly I seek to do,
And live obedient to the law, in trust
That what will come, and must come, shall come well.

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Doing good,
Disinterested good, is not our trade.

Look around the habitable world, how few
Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Look around the habitable world, how few
Know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is
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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.]

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

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

Whatever any one does or says, I must be good.

Whatever any one does or says, I must be good.

There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem read more

There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more.