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Men in no way approach so nearly to the gods as in doing good to
men.
[Lat., Homines read more
Men in no way approach so nearly to the gods as in doing good to
men.
[Lat., Homines ad deos nulla re propius accedunt, quam salutem
hominibus dando.]
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly.
[Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.]
To do good and be evil spoken of, is kingly.
[Lat., Bene facere et male audire regium est.]
Be good and you will be lonesome
Be good and you will be lonesome
On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time.
On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good and not quite all the time.
The measure of your holiness is proportionate to the goodness of your will.
The measure of your holiness is proportionate to the goodness of your will.
For the Lord Jesus Christ's sake,
Do all the good you can,
To all the people you read more
For the Lord Jesus Christ's sake,
Do all the good you can,
To all the people you can,
In all the ways you can,
As long as ever you can.
A good man, through obscurest aspirations
Has still an instinct of the one true way.
[Ger., Ein read more
A good man, through obscurest aspirations
Has still an instinct of the one true way.
[Ger., Ein guter Mensch, in seinem dunkeln Drange,
Ist sich des rechten Weges sohl bewusst.]