The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water. John W. Gardner on good
If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them. Barack Obama on good
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. Jesus Christ on good
When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. on good
Few people have the wisdom to prefer the criticism that would do them good, to the praise that deceives them. Francois de La Rochefoucauld on good
Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. Joel Osteen on good
Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate. Robert Louis Stevenson on good
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life. Robert Louis Stevenson on good
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year. Voltaire on good
Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. Ron Paul on good
All styles are good except the tiresome kind. Voltaire on good
Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil. Marcus Aurelius on good
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good. Rabindranath Tagore on good
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees. Marcus Aurelius on good
A good listener is usually thinking about something else. Kin Hubbard on good
Death is a commingling of eternity with time in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on good
All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife. Daniel Boone on good
When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart. Edwin Booth on good
In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others. Voltaire on good
When bad men combine, the good must associate else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. Edmund Burke on good