#goodness

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity. ↗

— Xun Zi

#caused #evil #goodness #human #human nature

Contrary to all the blather we here about the unique goodness of the American people or our religious heritage or anything else, the one thing that set this country apart from all others was the Bill of Rights. ↗

— Harry Browne

#american #american people #anything #apart #bill

I'm fighting a losing battle here: I'm trying to lose some weight. I love chocolate; that's one of my biggest downfalls. I haven't gotten a whole lot of chocolate, thank goodness, because I'd probably be about 300 pounds. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#battle #because #biggest #chocolate #fighting

Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect. ↗

— Luther Campbell

#hard #hard work #respect #rewarded #work

Nothing that was worthy in the past departs; no truth or goodness realized by man ever dies, or can die. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#die #dies #ever #goodness #in the past

Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#element #even #goodness #mysterious #secrecy

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

— Chanakya

#flowers #fragrance #goodness #only #person

Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity? ↗

— Cesar Chavez

#better #book #books #consist #drawing

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. ↗

— John Updike

#few #few men #foolish #goodness #hence

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may. ↗

— William Cobbett

#esteem #find #goodness #may #men