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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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Be good and you will be lonesome

Be good and you will be lonesome

by Mark Twain Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts

Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts

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For the cause that lacks assistance,
The wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance,
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For the cause that lacks assistance,
The wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that I can do.

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I've often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me

I've often said, the only thing standing between me and greatness is me

by Woody Allen Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood,
He tried the luxury of doing good.

Now, at a certain time, in pleasant mood,
He tried the luxury of doing good.

by George Crabbe Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without read more

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.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.

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For all their luxury was doing good.

For all their luxury was doing good.

by Sir Samuel Garth Found in: Goodness Quotes,
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To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

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

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