Quotes of: Goodness Keyword

The youth of an art is, like the youth of anything else, its most interesting period. When it has come to the knowledge of good and evil it is stronger, but we care less about it.

Samuel Butler

That's the curse of the reading class. We can be seduced by a good story even at the most inopportune moments.

11/22/63

You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then.

Across the Great Barrier

Life is not a matter for simple optimism--for there is evil; nor for mere pessimism--for there is good. The possibility for good in the face of evil is what gives life tragic meaning.

The Art of Counseling

It's a good day when a goddess gets on the school-bus with you.

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

This story about good food begins in a quick-stop convenience market.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

I'll never wake up in a good mood again. I'm tired of these stinky boots

An American Prayer

A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.

Areopagitica

Theoretically speaking a good reader should also be a good learner, whatever the century and the place!

Aforismi geniali di William Shakespeare.

I say good-bye to hope, but I also say good-bye to hope's disappointment.

How They Met, and Other Stories

Are you okay, man?" "Yeah, I'm good." It's a lie. I wonder if I will ever be good again.

House to House: An Epic Memoir of War

I had no ability, but I was determined to show heart.

It's Only Temporary: The Good News and the Bad News of Being Alive

From the earliest days, we knew that it was not possible to do good work with the little children without the help of their parents.

I Learn from Children

Grown-up people do not know that a child can give exceedingly good advice even in the most difficult case.

The Idiot

If one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk.

The Importance of Being Earnest

The pity of it was that this discovery, if such it was, now seemed so stale, so profitless to me. What good was it? What good did thinking ever do?

The Interpretation of Murder

People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil... Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.

Interview with the Vampire

Kind old ladies assure us that cats are often the best judges of character. A cat will always go to a good man, they say[.]

Jacob's Room

POLICEMAN. Good luck. (She finds it easiest just to nod in reply) I wish I was a Prince.

A Kiss for Cinderella

A town teeming with life. Full to overflowing. And every day, the good people counted their blessings. Every single one…

Kindertransport: A Drama

Your love is as stable as you are: It's not about how good a person makes you feel, but rather what good you can do for them.

Killosophy