Good Quotes

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'

A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission and the babysitter were worth it.

Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.

I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.

Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

I don't think I'm a very good businessman. I act too much with my heart.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state.

We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.

What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.

Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.