Ozzie Smith Quotes

We often equate charity with visiting the sick, taking in casseroles to those in need, or sharing our excess with those who are less fortunate. But really, true charity is much, much more. Real charity is not something you give away; it is something that you acquire and make a part of yourself. And when the virtue of charity becomes implanted in your heart, you are never the same again.

I believe in doing good for good's sake.

I want to be a good human being.

It is by doing good that we become good.

I value niceness. But now, as a grown person, I value goodness above that. Because niceness doesn't change anything, and goodness changes things.

Humanity is more important to me than talent... if there's a choice to make, I'll go humanity over talent every time.

Giving is the highest level of living.

Giving is like a muscle. To be strong, you have to exercise it, and to grow as a person, giving is the exercise. You can't really enjoy anything without sharing it.

And learn the luxury of doing good.

Be good and honest to your fellow man and try to do something good for somebody.

I have discovered that the people who believe most strongly in the next life do the most good in the present one.

I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.

The act of giving expands one's entire life experience because nothing is more fulfilling than one's capacity to give.

But shouldn't all of us on earth give the best we have to others and offer whatever is in our power?

If you are not generous when it's difficult, you will not be generous when it's easy. Generosity is a function of the heart, not the wallet.

Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.

Only those few people who practice it believe in goodness.

Good character consists of recognizing the selfishness that inheres in each of us and trying to balance it against the altruism to which we should all aspire. It is a difficult balance to strike, but no definition of goodness can be complete without it.

Frankly, I'm not religious, but I believe in the cause of humanity - doing good work.

I know what real courage is, and I understand true compassion.

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.

No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

Being a good person and fair person is very important in life, I think.

The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.