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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.
That good diffused may more abundant grow.
That good diffused may more abundant grow.
To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly.
[Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.]
To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly.
[Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.]
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come read more
And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of
Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.
For the Lord Jesus Christ's sake,
Do all the good you can,
To all the people you read more
For the Lord Jesus Christ's sake,
Do all the good you can,
To all the people you can,
In all the ways you can,
As long as ever you can.
The good he scorned
Stalked off reluctant, like an ill-used ghost,
Not to return; or if it read more
The good he scorned
Stalked off reluctant, like an ill-used ghost,
Not to return; or if it did, in visits
Like those of angels, short and far between.
Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts
Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts
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.