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Good Quotes

Quotes on what it means to be good.

This page rounds up quotes using 'good' in different senses - the simplicity behind good mathematical solutions, the self-importance that can come with good intellectual work, and a wry line about baseball being kinder after retirement. Related pages include Good Luck Quotes.

I would welcome processes that eliminate the need for doctors. We bottle-neck things around doctors, and it's not a good way of doing things.

Quotes by Thomas Frey

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

He that hopes no good fears no ill.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

A good garden may have some weeds.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

A good friend is my nearest relation.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough.

Quotes by Thomas G. Stemberg

The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others; the best way to gather is to scatter.

Quotes by Thomas Brooks

Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good.

Quotes by Thomas Browne

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Clever men are good, but they are not the best.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man's own will.

Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

Good can exist without evil, whereas evil cannot exist without good.

Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.

Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.

Quotes by Thomas Aquinas

The knowledge of the theory of logic has no tendency whatever to make men good reasoners.

Quotes by Thomas Babington Macaulay

A good constitution is infinitely better than the best despot.

Quotes by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Everyone ought to wish to marry; some ought to be allowed to marry; and others ought to marry twice - to make the average good.

Quotes by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are collected under "Good"?
A witty, varied set — from a scientist's dry observation that "mathematics is the study of problems so simple that they have good solutions," to a wry line about intellectual work requiring "a certain self-importance," to baseball being good to someone only after they quit trying to play it.
Are these quotes meant to be funny or serious?
A bit of both — several have a dry, self-aware humor to them, like the baseball line, while others are more genuinely thoughtful, like the reflection on defining "good" in a moral sense.
Is there a version of this page focused on luck?
Yes, for quotes specifically about fortune and luck, see Good Luck.
What if I want something upbeat rather than witty?
Try Good Vibes or Good Times for a lighter, feel-good tone.
Is there a page about living a good life specifically?
Yes — Good Life covers that theme in more depth.

The tone ranges from academic to lighthearted, showing how flexible a simple word like 'good' can be across contexts. Continue with Good Life Quotes or Good Vibes Quotes.