It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.

It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions.

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.

Can one desire too much of a good thing?

Can one desire too much of a good thing?

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

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

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.

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

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

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would read more

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

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

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