Pursuit of Goodness Quotes

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

I intend to follow the path of virtue. It will not be overcrowded.

It is salutary for us to learn to hold cheap such things, be they good or evil, as attach indifferently to good men and bad, and to covet those good things which belong only to good men, and flee those evils which belong only to evil men.

You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does

Happiness is something final and complete in itself, as being the aim and end of all practical activities whatever .... Happiness then we define as the active exercise of the mind in conformity with perfect goodness or virtue.

If virtue holds the secret, don't defer; Be off with pleasure, and be on with her.

Wherever you be, wherever you may, seek the truth, strive for the beautiful, achieve the good.