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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.

Too little is it considered, while we gaze on aristocratic beauty, how much good food, soft lying, warm wrapping, ease of mind, have to do with the attractions which command our admiration.

Quotes by Samuel Lover

Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.

Quotes by Samuel Pepys

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else!

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

The laws were not made so much for the direction of good men, as to circumscribe the bad.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly of the worthy men of every nation under the sun.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

We take nothing to the grave with us, but a good or evil conscience... It is true, terrors of conscience cast us down; and yet without terrors of conscience we cannot be raised up again.

Quotes by Samuel Rutherford

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.

Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn

Good movies are what I wait my whole life for.

Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.

I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I've never been any good at it. But I really wanted to work with the director Tim Carroll and Mark Rylance.

Quotes by Samuel Barnett

It is right that he too should have his little chronicle, his memories, his reason, and be able to recognize the good in the bad, the bad in the worst, and so grow gently old down all the unchanging days,...

Quotes by Samuel Beckett

Half the vices which the world condemns most loudly have seeds of good in them and require moderate use rather than total abstinence.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

People are always good company when they are doing what they really enjoy.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

Religion is of general and public concern, and on its support depend, in great measure, the peace and good order of government, the safety and happiness of the people.

Quotes by Samuel Chase

I don't want to single anyone out. I'll just say that there are a lot of not good band names out there.

Quotes by Samuel Ervin Beam

It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.

Quotes by Sammy Hagar

NXT was at a really exciting place and transforming in and of itself, and I find it's always good to be around that kind of environment and those kinds of companies. It just felt right. It was a good fit.

Quotes by Samoa Joe

Smartness, a good appearance, courtesy, delicacy are not yet norms, are not yet an integral part of the approach of workers in the state apparatus, of their approach either to work or to dealing with the public.

Quotes by Samora Machel

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.