James Branch Cabell Quotes

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.

I, for one, am profoundly grateful to feel the hand of God at work in my life. But at the beginning and end of the day, when my default setting is to show kindness and love to others, I never regret it. And to me, that is what faith is all about.

At this point in my life I'd like to live as if only love mattered.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.

We're trying to infuse a little good into the American culture. Love God, love your neighbor, hunt ducks. Raise your kids, make them behave, love them. I don't see the down side to that.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.

I try to make my life about service, and hope that one day we can all 'see' a little better because God is with everyone and everywhere.

Seek goodness and be goodness. Seek beauty and be beauty. Seek love and be love.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Humility is an attribute of every good Hindu.

I believe there's a place for goodness and love in everything I do.

Chastity without charity is a lamp without oil.

Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God.

God is love," she said. "And he respects love, whether it's between a parents, and child, a man and woman, or friends. I don't think he cares about religion one little bit. Live your life right. Love with all your heart. Don't hurt others, and help those in need. That is all you need to know. And don't worry about heaven. If it exists, you'll be welcome.

Little self-denials, little honesties, little passing words of sympathy, little nameless acts of kindness, little silent victories over favorite temptations-these are the silent threads of gold which, when woven together, gleam out so brightly in the pattern of life that God approves.

I want to build friendships. I want to come across as being a good illustration of what Jesus is like.

I doubt that the Lord cares much which honorable vocation you choose. But He does care if you love one another and serve one another.

I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.

There is no bad in good.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

My brothers and sisters, true love is a reflection of the Savior's love. In December of each year we call it the Christmas spirit. You can hear it. You can see it. You can feel it.