William Shakespeare Quotes

It is by doing good that we become good.

True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.

Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself.

We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.

In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.

I've achieved a certain amount of success and now I'm thinking about the good things I can do.

I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.

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.

I felt that I could look back on my life and think about lots of folks that I helped become better folks. And I've tried to be as good a man as I could be.

I wanted to be a positive force in the world.

Getting past my early 20s, I feel a bit more maturity and responsibility about that stuff. You get a good feeling from doing something good. You see a kid and you make his day, you realise the power of it. Whereas before, I was like, 'That's cool, whatever.' But now, that's what I'm most appreciative of.

Do not go out of your way to do good whenever it comes your way. Men who make a business of doing good to others are apt to hate others in the same occupation. Simply be filled with the thought of good, and it will radiate you do not have to bother about it, any more than you need trouble about your digestion.

The virtue involved in helping those one loves is not 'selflessness' or 'sacrifice,' but integrity.

A man is not aware of his virtues (if any). Nevertheless, one hopes that they exist.

We tried in our simple way to lead our life in a manner that may make a difference to those of others.

If you want to be holy, be kind.

The profit on a good action is to have done it.

It is the property of a great and good mind to covet, not the fruit of good deeds, but good deeds themselves, and to seek for a good man even after having met with bad men.

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

A good deed is the best prayer.

I am astonished at the pleasure one experiences in doing good; and I should be tempted to believe that what we call virtuous people have not so much merit as they lead us to suppose.

A perfect man would never act from a sense of duty; he’d always want the right thing more than the wrong one. Duty is only a substitute for love (of God and of other people) like a crutch which is a substitute for a leg. Most of us need the crutch at times; but of course it is idiotic to use the crutch when our own legs (our own loves, tastes, habits etc.) can do the journey on their own.

Do well by doing good.