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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.

All good Literature rests primarily on insight.

Quotes by George Henry Lewes

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Quotes by George Herbert

Hell is full of good meanings and wishings.

Quotes by George Herbert

Take all that is given whether wealth, love or language, nothing comes by mistake and with good digestion all can be turned to health.

Quotes by George Herbert

To be interested in the public good we must be disinterested, that is, not interested in goods in which our personal selves are wrapped up.

Quotes by George Herbert Mead

Next to coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one.

Quotes by George Etherege

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

Quotes by George Farquhar

I think its so good for boxing when a new guy or new blood as we call it, makes a big statement.

Quotes by George Foreman

I was a tiger, a good fighter, in good shape, but I was always nervous before boxing matches.

Quotes by George Foreman

I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish.

Quotes by George Crumb

From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene.

Quotes by George Cukor

Give me a good script, and I'll be a hundred times better as a director.

Quotes by George Cukor

The unlimited replication of information is generally a public good.

Quotes by George Dyson

I think our failure in the production of good town churches of distinctive character must have struck you often, as it has me, when contrasted with our comparative success in country churches.

Quotes by George Edmund Street

All moral laws are merely statements that certain kinds of actions will have good effects.

Quotes by George Edward Moore

Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.

George Eliot

Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?

George Eliot

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure.

George Eliot

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

George Eliot

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them.

George Eliot

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.