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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.]

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The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to read more

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.

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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.

by Woody Allen Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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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.

by George Orwell Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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Can one desire too much of a good thing?

Can one desire too much of a good thing?

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Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts

Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts

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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.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Evil Quotes, Goodness Quotes,
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No good Book, or good thing of any sort, shows its best face at
first.

No good Book, or good thing of any sort, shows its best face at
first.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by John Dryden Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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