I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'
It's not often you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest parts of someone. It's not comfortable when you do.
You are dehydrated," I said. "The result of alcohol taken in excess. But that is the only way to take it. It is the only way to do a man any good.
I agree that Ruskin has done much harm to counter balance much good in giving people the trick of talking about Art instead of really doing a little of it to enable them to understand.
The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a standard principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: “expensive = good.
Have you ever gotten so sad that it actually feels GOOD to do something you know will make you even sadder?
Have and show motivation to do and learn. That's the key for a good career. Everything else is an extrapolation of that.
For those constantly full of joy, they sometimes feel a little guilty for always feeling so good. That guilt is compassion: it flies in with an attempt to share one's joy with others who do not have it.
Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
The children nodded in agreement, and rose from the table. Leaving their dirty breakfast dishes behind, which is not a good thing to do in general but perfectly acceptable in the face of an emergency.
One expects decent people to stand up for the good of all. Decent people shut their doors and hide behind them as decent people do. Massacres could never happen if it weren't for decent people.
Webster said, ''Time them skeeters get done with that old man, his French blood will be all gone and he will speak American as good as we do.
Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is; the people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived..." (Bk2:3)
Nothing good stands without the right attitude. You may know how to do it, but if the attitude is negative, all you can say is “I could have done it”.
It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.
What all good teachers have in common, however, is that they set high standards for their students and do not settle for anything less.
Any action is good action; do what you can from where you are and build off of that action each day.
These virtues are formed in man by his doing the actions ... The good of man is a working of the soul in the way of excellence in a complete life.
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
Banks do not create money for the public good. They are businesses owned by private shareholders. Their purpose is to make a profit.
You’ve got a good side?” “I do. I just don’t use it too often. My bad side’s so much more fun.
