Good Quotes - Page 8

And keep them thinking in terms of 'being good' as this is not an end so much as a means to something else - happiness, respect, self-esteem, etc… And whatever their true end is, take it away, and so goes their goodness.

Also, always encourage 'being good' over 'doing good.' Acts of goodness are the difficulty for us and should, of course, be avoided. 'Being good' is far less problematic, largely because it lacks definition and can be solely a state of mind completely unattached to reality.

If God’s suggesting that I am expected to do good and also obligated to manufacture a genuine desire for it, this boat’s sunk, still sitting on the trailer in the driveway. A stack of things need to happen before I desire to be good…

And the more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.

Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good.

Good lord, what have I gotten myself into?

If you are only good to your loved ones, it doesn’t make you a good person.

You must let what happens happen. Everything must be equal in your eyes, good and evil, beautiful and ugly, foolish and wise.

Among the great struggles of man-good/evil, reason/unreason, etc.-there is also this mighty conflict between the fantasy of Home and the fantasy of Away, the dream of roots and the mirage of the journey.

By having good memories on every place you just visit,
you are building paradise in your own heart and your life.

Money is an inanimate object. It can do good works or bad works depending on the hands that wield it, and the hearts governing those hands.

Love is beautifully wicked and wickedly beautiful

When the fire of love is quenched, hatred creeps in through the window of neglect and loneliness.

When there is a crack in trust in a relationship, then the bond of the union is at risk

When love dies, the love song fades into oblivion

When you want to do good, do it with all your heart. When you want to do bad, do it with all your brain.

The depth of true love is endless

True Love denied or rejected is as deadly as a nuclear missile to the soul

The paths of love is never smooth, can be rough but lovely

Everyone is good at heart. We all do things with the greatest of intentions and most of the time we do it for selfish reasons. Myself included.