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Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.
Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be read more
It is better to be beautiful than to be good, but it is better to be good than to be ugly.
For all their luxury was doing good.
For all their luxury was doing good.
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.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Because indeed there was never law, or sect, or opinion, did so
much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion read more
Because indeed there was never law, or sect, or opinion, did so
much magnify goodness, as the Christian religion doth.
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.
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.
