#goodness

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

The supreme good is like water, which nourishes all of creation without trying to compete with it.

A truly good man is not aware of his goodness, and therefore is good. A foolish man tries to be good, and therefore is not.

If you realize that you cannot force yourself to be good, you will begin to understand what real goodness is.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death, nor are his affairs neglected by the gods.

Not life, but a good life, is to be chiefly valued; and a good life is equivalent to a just and honorable life.

You can do no harm to me; for it is not permitted that a better man be harmed by a worse.

Be of good cheer about death, and know of this truth: that no evil can happen to a good man, whether in life or after death.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in virtue; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.

The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief.

Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he has the strength to be bad: all other goodness is most often only sloth or lack of will.

The secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice. To be good and to do good—that is the whole of religion.

Do not overlook tiny good deeds, thinking they are of no consequence; even tiny drops of water fill a mighty vessel.

Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.

Overcome anger by non-anger; overcome evil by good; overcome the miser by liberality; overcome the liar by truth.

Goodness is the light that pierces every shadow.

Every dawn is an opportunity to practice goodness.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.

Do not bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of the good.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

To see the good and pursue it; to see evil and shun it as one would test boiling water.

He who attains sincerity is he who chooses what is good, and firmly holds it fast.

The fragrance of sandalwood spreads only with the wind, but the fragrance of a righteous life spreads in all directions.

A single tree that falls in the forest makes a deafening crash, but a thousand trees growing in silence make no sound at all.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Dig within. Within is the well of good, and it will ever bubble forth, if you will ever dig.

A person’s greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.

He that does good to another does good also to himself.