“We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.”
What does it mean to be good? These quotes explore virtue, decency, kindness, and the daily choices that add up to a life well lived. Not preachy — just thoughtful observations from people trying to do right in a complicated world.
“A good indignation brings out all one's powers.”
“We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.”
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
“If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them.”
“Here's the good news. If I realize that I'm insane, then I'm okay with it. I'm not dangerous insane.”
“I've run into some S.O.B. directors, but I gave them back as good as I got.”
“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.”
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.”
“I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.”
“A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar.”
“A good indignation brings out all one's powers.”
“We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions.”
“Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms.”
“Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.”
“The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.”
“In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.”