Lisa Randall Quotes

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also.

It is by doing good that we become good.

The prudent man does himself good; the virtuous one does it to other men.

I'm not a believer in predetermined fates, being rewarded for one's efforts. I'm not a believer in karma. The reason why I try to be a good person is because I think it's the right thing to do. If I commit fewer bad acts there will be fewer bad acts, maybe other people will join in committing fewer bad acts, and in time there will be fewer and fewer of them.

Do good to another man, even when they do not do you good; another will certainly do you good. if there is still shame and fear in one's heart to do good, there will certainly be no progress at all.

She thought there were no Gods; no one was to blame; and so she evolved this atheist's religion of doing good for the sake of goodness.

As for religious faith, a lack of it shouldn't stop us from doing good deeds for their own sake.

It is rather more noble to help people purely out of concern for their suffering than it is to help them because you think the Creator of the Universe wants you to do it, or will reward you for doing it, or will punish you for not doing it. The problem with this linkage between religion and morality is that it gives people bad reasons to help other human beings when good reasons are available.

Christians talk as though goodness was their idea but good behavior doesn't have any religious origin. Our prisons are filled with the devout.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.

Virtue is its own reward. We only invented concepts like heaven and hell to describe how we feel. We don't feel good doing bad and it's nice to help someone.

The gods do not need sacrifices, so what might one do to please them? Acquire wisdom, it seems to me, and do all the good in one's power to those humans who deserve it.

To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed.

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are.

The propensity to do good things is a choice.

Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven.

You can do more good by being good than any other way.

It is absurd to suppose, if this is God’s world, that men must always be selfish barbarians.

Doing Good Is My Religion

There are people in the world who aren't necessarily Christians, but they're just naturally nice people who do a lot for other people. Those people will almost always be prosperous people.

Let goodness go with the doing.