Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest will either be supplied or its loss will not be felt.

“Be of good cheer. Do not think of today’s failures, but of the success that may come tomorrow. You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.”

“We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.”

“Churches won't work with you, though, just out of the goodness of their hearts. They'll talk a good game-a sermon on Sunday, maybe, or a special offering for the homeless. But if push comes to show, they won't really move unless you can show them how it'll help them pay their heating bill.” 

I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries. 

You are better off having a friend than to be all alone. If you fall, your friend can help you up. But if you fall without having a friend nearby, you’re really in trouble. 

It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones.

My children came out as individuals in their own right. They were not my products. They had their own characters and were very strong-minded. I gave them a lot of freedom when they were still very young. The one thing they got from me is morals. They would never betray anyone. They are really good people.

I'll tell you what I was like as a child. I was a good person. I was high-spirited but I was a big reader.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

“Discretion is the better part of valor.”

Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give him one of yours. ~

“Whatever condition you may find yourself in today or any other day of your life, God’s invitation is “Come!” His invitation does not require us to be in any particular condition to meet with Him. If we have been good or bad, happy or sad, glad or mad, the invitation is still simply “come.” 

A person cannot forget someone who is good to them.

“Forgive as often as you must and don’t put limits on it.” 

“Always cooperate with the work God is doing in you. The more we resist, the longer it takes. Don’t ever let how you feel dictate God’s love for you. He is always loving us, even when our circumstances don’t make us feel good.” 

“God doesn’t tell you to do hard things so He can stand back and laugh and watch you struggle. He tells you to do things the things that He knows are gonna work out to your good in the end.” 

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

“What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.” 

“We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone until those smiling possibilities are dead... By neglecting the necessary concrete labor, by sparing ourselves the little daily tax, we are positively digging the graves of our higher possibilities.” 

“You can do more good by being good than any other way.”

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

Your true character is most accurately measured by how you treat those who can do ‘Nothing’ for you.