Good Deeds Quotes - Page 3

• One of the greatest snares is the number of good things we might do. Jesus Christ never did the good things He might have done, He did everything He ought to do because He had His eye fixed on His Father's will and He sacrificed Himself for His Father.

  Oswald Chambers

  God, Faith, Christian

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.154, Discovery House

  19 Copy quote

  Show source

• Never refuse to do a kindness unless the act would work great injury to yourself, and never refuse to take a drink - under any circumstances.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Kindness, Drinking

  Mark Twain (2017). “The Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated Edition): Novels, Short Stories, Memoir, Travel Books, Letters, Biography, Articles & Speeches: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn, Life on the Mississippi, Yankee in King Arthur's Court…”, p.8122, e-artnow

  14 Copy quote

  Show source

• Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets like armored cars.

  Tama Janowitz

  Fall, Kind Deeds, Long

  Slaves of New York "Modern Saint 271" (1986)

  40 Copy quote

  Show source

• All I ever seek from good deeds is a measure of respect.

  Walter Annenberg

  Deeds

  9 Copy quote

• According to the Sutras, evil deeds result in hardships and good deeds result in blessings.

  Bodhidharma

  Blessing, Kind Deeds, Evil

  Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.45, Macmillan

  9 Copy quote

  Show source

• A man must be willing to die for justice. Death is an inescapable reality and men die daily, but good deeds live forever.

  Jesse Jackson

  Men, Reality, Kind Deeds

  "Jesse Jackson: A Candid Conversation with the Civil Rights Leader". Interview With Arthur Kretchmer, playboysfw.kinja.com. February 24, 2014.

  33 Copy quote

  Show source

• I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much towards preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices can do.

  C. S. Lewis

  Happiness, Thinking, Awkward

  C.S. Lewis (2012). “A Grief Observed”, p.7, Faber & Faber

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer.... Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.

  St. Vincent

  God, Prayer, Helping Others

  48 Copy quote

• My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.

  Thomas Paine

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  The Rights of Man pt. 2, ch. 5 (1792)

  33 Copy quote

  Show source

• Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesn’t live off fame, but rather deeds.

  Dejan Stojanovic

  Lying, Knights, Knighthood

  "The Sun Watches the Sun". Book by Dejan Stojanovic, "Eternity and Eternity" (p. 32), 1999.

  56 Copy quote

  Show source

• The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.

  Gautama Buddha

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Buddhist

  14 Copy quote

• I believe that every human being should try to do good for someone else. There are so many different ways to do it. My art can be an instrument for helping people... What a good feeling - that I can do that with my art.

  Romero Britto

  Inspirational, Art, Believe

  113 Copy quote

• Humans are powerful spiritual beings meant to create good on earth. This good isn't usually accomplished in bold actions, but in singular acts of kindness between people. It's the little things that count, because they are more spontaneous and show who you truly are.

  Dannion Brinkley

  Spiritual, Powerful, Kindness

  Dannion Brinkley, Paul Perry (2009). “Saved by the Light: The True Story of a Man Who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received”, p.20, Harper Collins

  25 Copy quote

  Show source

• I'm weird. I still believe that when you do good deeds, you get something back in return. That's why I really enjoy helping other guys succeed.

  Matt Hardy

  Believe, Helping Others, Guy

  22 Copy quote

• Men do not value a good deed
  unless it brings a reward.

  Ovid

  Men, Deeds, Rewards

  12 Copy quote

• I am simply content to find myself always imperfect, and in this I find my joy. Good deeds count as nothing, if done without love.

  Therese of Lisieux

  Joy, Catholic, Done

  9 Copy quote

• No good deed goes unpunished- Syn

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Deeds

  4 Copy quote

• Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them.

  Saint Augustine

  Lying, Pride, Evil

  7 Copy quote

• Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

  Blaise Pascal

  Inspirational, Life, Deeds And Words

  "Pensées" by Blaise Pascal, I, IX. 21, 1669.

  90 Copy quote

  Show source

• Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.

  Dodie Smith

  Love, Inspirational, Motivational

  I Capture the Castle (1949) pt. 1, ch. 3

  50 Copy quote

  Show source

• I'm coming to believe more and more in the truth that everything we do has consequences. A good deed doesn't just evaporate and disappear.

  Desmond Tutu

  Believe, Deeds, Goodness

  7 Copy quote

• Some people find the gift of salvation. For others the gifts are smaller: a kind word, a good deed. But all the gifts are from God.

  Max Lucado

  People, Deeds, Kind

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• If you are unable to compete with the pious in their good
  deeds, compete with the sinful in their repentance.

  Ibn Rajab

  Religious, Islamic, Competition

  79 Copy quote

• Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices.

  Otto von Bismarck

  Sacrifice, Noble, Alliances

  27 Copy quote

• A sign that your good deed has been accepted is that you do more good deeds after it.

  Ibn Rajab

  Deeds, Accepted, Has Beens

  50 Copy quote