Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes

We all have the duty to do good.

People really want to do something good. You just have to show them where it is.

If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

It's important to think good, speak good, and do good. If we want to see positive change in the world, then we need to connect to goodness. I try in everything I do, both in business and philanthropy, to make a positive change and do that by doing good.

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

Power to do good is the true and lawful end of aspiring.

In order to be kind, one must do. There is no point in thinking good thoughts and not acting on them. There is no currency in wishing things were better but not rolling up one's sleeves and helping to change them.

If we can refrain from harming others in our actions & words, we can start to give serious attention to actively doing good.

It's not enough not to be evil. We also actively try to be good.

Personal faith can be a powerful force for public good.

It's not a problem to be great and do good things.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

The money I earn from films means I can help the people I want to help - you can do a lot of good if you want to.

What makes the meaning of life is people, so you try to be good to people immediately around you and in your broader community. So a lot of my projects are about how I can affect the world in the hundreds of millions.

I try to get that across in the work, to try to, if I'm lucky, to make this world a little bit better for all of us before I check out. And that's if I'm lucky, I don't always get to have that privilege but I try always.

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.

Far more has been accomplished for the welfare and progress of mankind by preventing bad actions than by doing good ones.

To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good.

Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.

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

I'm incredibly articulate, thoughtful and moral, and I think about what I do. I want to be known for doing something good.

Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.

We can do more good by being good, than in any other way.