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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.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

Quotes by Josh Billings

The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.

Quotes by Josh Billings

A good sense of humor will get you everywhere.

Quotes by Josh Bowman

I'm really, really lucky. I was given my dad's good genes.

Quotes by Josh Brolin

As you walk in God's divine wisdom, you will surely begin to see a greater measure of victory and good success in your life.

Quotes by Joseph Prince

We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins.

Quotes by Joseph Prince

You cannot mock God because whatever good thing you do, you're gonna reap for it.

Quotes by Joseph Prince

When we are fearful and worried all the time, we are living as if we don't believe that we have a strong and able Shepherd who is tenderhearted toward us, who only leads us to good places, who protects us...

Quotes by Joseph Prince

Reason guides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false, and passion, good or bad.

Quotes by Joseph Roux

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your word.

Quotes by Joseph Roux

There are people who laugh to show their fine teeth; and there are those who cry to show their good hearts.

Quotes by Joseph Roux

I am not learned, but I have as good feelings as any man.

Quotes by Joseph Smith, Jr.

Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top.

Quotes by Joseph Smith, Jr.

I recognized that information was, in many respects, like a public good, and it was this insight that made it clear to me that it was unlikely that the private market would provide efficient resource allocations whenever information was endogenous.

Quotes by Joseph Stiglitz

For the president of the United States, reputation does matter. The reputation of the United States does matter. We are dealing with countries all over the world. They want to know if your word is good. Trump's word is not...

Quotes by Joseph Stiglitz

When you have a highly divided society, it's hard to come together to make investments in the common good.

Quotes by Joseph Stiglitz

A good government implies two things; first, fidelity to the objects of the government; secondly, a knowledge of the means, by which those objects can be best attained.

Quotes by Joseph Story

I am who I am. In politics when you treat people well and they know you're honest, straight and sincere, I think it's an advantage. Just because somebody comes from a hard-boiled political culture doesn't make him a good U.S....

Quotes by Joseph M. Kyrillos

I led a comfortable life, went to good schools and was privileged in many ways, but my father worked hard. We never considered ourselves rich.

Quotes by Joseph M. Kyrillos

I didn't do plays at school, because I didn't have the confidence. At 14, I was at boarding school in Devon and I suffered from dyslexia quite badly, but they had a very good department there which specialised in it.

Quotes by Joseph Mawle

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.