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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.]
Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts
Goodness speaks in a whisper, evil shouts
All good things are wild, and free.
All good things are wild, and free.
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
Can one desire too much of a good thing?
True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.
True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an
evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable read more
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an
evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil
that they set out to destroy.
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.
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good read more
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours.
Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every read more
Do all the good you can, in all the ways you can, to all the souls you can, in every place you can, at all the times you can, with all the zeal you can, as long as ever you can
