Evelyn Beatrice Hall Quotes

I am inspired when I see goodness in other people.

I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.

There are some great human beings out there. That's all I can say.

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.

it's much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.

It doesn't matter how bad things are, something good could happen always. And it doesn't matter how many excuses you have for behaving in an unkind manner towards others. There's never any excuse for not being kind and it's always better to be kind even if it seems pointless and that in fact is the highest wisdom - being kind. It sounds like a very noble, ethereal, simplistic idea but it's true.

On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not.

I'm a big believer in human nature.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

My father is undoubtedly one of the nicest, kindest, smartest, and warm-hearted people I know. He is truly a light that shines on this earth, and to know him is to love him. He is also the eternal optimist.

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

I think most folks are good folks.

Modesty and unselfishness - these are the virtues which men praise - and pass by.

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.

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

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

I am a person who believes in the good of people and who may have had things influence them to a certain degree, but deep down I think most people are good and would like to be good.

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

Every once in a while, something happens to you that makes you realise that the human race is not quite as bad as it so often seems to be.

See to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.

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

There is no bad in good.

I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.