Tryon Edwards Quotes

It is by doing good that we become good.

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

By doing good we become good.

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

The walls of that grand edifice called a good character have to be worked at during life.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

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

Virtue comes by nature, learning, and practice, and thanks to virtue, all of the aforesaid may deserve approval.

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.

My power for good, whatever it may, would be gone if I didn’t try to live up to the doctrines I have tried to preach.

Each of us has more opportunities to do good and to be good than we ever use.

Stop talking about what the good man is like, and just be one.

There is no such way to be even with the devil and his instruments, for all their spite against us, as by doing what good we can wherever we be come.

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

The worst education which teaches self-denial, is better than the best which teaches everything else, and not that.

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.

A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another.

Good actions ennoble us, we are the sons of our own deeds.

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.

What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that.

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better.

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

Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its realisation. A vision based on the belief that by doing good deeds, positive thinking and affirmative choice of words, feelings and actions, we can enhance goodness in the world.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.