#goodness

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness, because it affords a stronger temptation to the ego. ↗

— Northrop Frye

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There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report. ↗

— Richard Le Gallienne

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Thank goodness I started getting movie roles and then television shows came along. So I was very fortunate to be able to do all three and I like all of them. ↗

— Victor Garber

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No one can appropriate God, goodness, the Bible or Jesus. It just seems that way. ↗

— Anne Lamott

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Goodness does not more certainly make men happy than happiness makes them good. ↗

— Walter Savage Landor

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God seeth different abilities and frailties of men, which may move His goodness to be merciful to their different improvements in virtue. ↗

— William Law

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Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

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True, He is infinite Majesty, but He is also infinite Goodness and infinite Love. There can be no greater Lord than God; neither can there be a more ardent lover than He. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#ardent #god #goodness #greater #infinite

'I don't need brains,' says the billionaire contemptuously. 'I'm brainy enough myself!' The broker cries out in desperation, 'What, in heaven's name, do you want?' 'Goodness,' is the answer. ↗

— Konrad Lorenz

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