"Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed." ~ Vaclav Havel
Be not simply good; be good for something.~ Henry David Thoreau
A man is only as good as what he loves. ~ Saul Bellow
But goodness alone is never enough. A hard cold wisdom is required, too, for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom invariably accomplishes evil.~ Robert Heinlein
There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.~ William Shakespeare
When you make up your mind to do good things, you will accomplish them if you use dynamic will power to follow through. No matter what the circumstances are, if you go on trying, God will create the means by which your will shall find its proper reward. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda
Goodness is the only investment that never fails. ~ Henry David Thoreau
He that does good for good's sake, seeks neither praise or reward, but he is sure of both in the end.~ William Penn
Goodness is a special kind of truth and beauty. It is truth and beauty in human behavior. ~ H. A. Overstreet
There is so much goodness in real life-- do let us keep it out of our books. ~ Norman Douglas
My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. ~ Thomas Paine
To talk goodness is not good. Only to do it is. ~ Chinese Proverb