Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
Lao Tzu

The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
Thomas Paine

Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau

Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

A good indignation brings out all one's powers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good men must not obey the laws too well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey laws too well.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.
Lao Tzu

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.
Aristotle

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
Henry David Thoreau

Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.
Henry David Thoreau

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while.
Henry David Thoreau

If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
Henry David Thoreau