Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.
See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil... I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life.
Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful.
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.
Nobody remembers how long anything takes; they only remember how good it was in the end.
Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully.
There's not many good comedies to watch - you know, comedies that make you glad you watched them.
My motto is - if it feels good -" he grinned as he held her gaze "- then i do it
War is always a matter of doing evil in the hope that good may come of it.
Royalty does good and is badly spoken of.
It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to do if I had no limitations whatsoever?
We make too much of the good and too much of the bad.
Good thoughts bear good fruit.
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
I think crime pays. The hours are good, you travel a lot.
If god exists, I hope he has a good excuse.
I hate reality but it's still the best place to get a good steak.
I'm such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
Great and good are seldom the same man.
If you see a deal remarkable in me I see just as much remarkable in you.
I also say it is good to fall, battles are lost in the same spirit in which they are won.
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.
I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank god, I am as good as the best.
I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.
By all means marry. If you get a good spouse you'll become happy, while if you get a bad one you'll become a philosopher.