“One should never do to another that which one would regard as injurious to oneself. This, in brief, is the rule of righteousness.”
The Mahabharata
Golden RuleRighteousness
Good Quotes
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Good Quotes
Read the best good quotes on goodness, kindness and doing good from Mencius, Kant, Tolstoy, Tagore, Shakespeare, the Bible and more. Words to inspire good deeds.
“Spotless be thou in mind! This only merits virtue's name; all else, mere pomp of idle sound, no real claim.”
Thiruvalluvar
Pure HeartVirtue
“It yields distinction, yields prosperity; what gain greater than virtue can a living man obtain?”
Thiruvalluvar
VirtueSuccess
“Compassion is the root of righteousness.”
Tulsidas
CompassionShort Quotes
“Good counsellors lack no clients.”
William Shakespeare
WisdomAdvice
“I am in this earthly world; where to do harm is often laudable, to do good sometime accounted dangerous folly.”
William Shakespeare
CourageSociety
“Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; filths savour but themselves.”
William Shakespeare
CharacterPerception
“Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.”
William Shakespeare
CourageVirtue
“Good wombs have borne bad sons.”
William Shakespeare
FamilyFunny
“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good.”
The Bible (Luke 6:45)
HeartCharacter
“Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”
The Bible (Romans 12:9)
GoodnessChoices
“Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.”
The Bible (Psalm 34:14)
PeaceGoodness
“I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.”
The Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:12)
JoyPurpose
“But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
The Bible (Hebrews 13:16)
GenerosityFaith
“Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.”
The Bible (James 4:17)
ResponsibilityAction
“Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good.”
The Bible (3 John 1:11)
GoodnessChoices
“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.”
The Bible (Luke 6:38)
GenerosityBlessing
“Who went about doing good.”
The Bible (Acts 10:38)
KindnessShort Quotes
“Be careful to maintain good works.”
The Bible (Titus 3:8)
Good DeedsConsistency
“Hate the evil, and love the good.”
The Bible (Amos 5:15)
GoodnessJustice
“But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.”
The Bible (Proverbs 14:22)
MercyTruth
“But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good.”
The Bible (Romans 2:10)
RewardPeace
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works.”
The Bible (Ephesians 2:10)
PurposeFaith
“That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate.”
The Bible (1 Timothy 6:18)
GenerosityGood Deeds
“Go, and do thou likewise.”
The Bible (Luke 10:37)
Good SamaritanKindness