. . . Being a good person meant standing for something larger than yourself; that success is measured in part by what you help others achieve and accomplish.
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A truly good person will speak truth, act with truth, and stand for Truth. A truly good person is not afraid to think from their heart; therefore, allowing nonconformist decisions, viewpoints, and perspectives to lead their life. By following their heart, they stand with their conscience, and only with God.
Be not simply good; be good for something.
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Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to seem like a good person so that people (including myself) will approve of me? Is there a difference? How do I ever actually know whether I'm bullshitting myself, morally speaking?
great people are those who make others feel that they, too, can become great.
You don't even have to believe in anything to be good to people. You should just know you should be a good human being.
Good people see the good and bring out the best in other people.
that man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings; and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further: it is heroic, it is perfect
I measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her fellow human beings.
I am a good person because I am a good person! God has nothing to do with it!
Whatever you are, be a good one.
"What is called "great"
Is often grievous & gruesome,
But what is good is worth our words,
Good trouble.
Good fight.
Good will.
Good people.
To be good is to be larger than war.
It is to be more than great."
You want to be good. All right, I can understand that. But you have to be careful who you let define your good.
If we are to be a really great people, we must strive in good faith to play a great part in the world. We cannot avoid meeting great issues. All that we can determine for ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill.
You can do more good by being good than any other way.
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