Good Things Quotes - Page 9

• Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo

  War, Bravery, Humanity

  Yamamoto Tsunetomo (2015). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.24, Xist Publishing

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• "Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all good things will be added unto you." Follow God and you shall have whatever you desire.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Jesus, Desire, Kingdoms

  Vivekananda (Swami) (1925). “Epistles”

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• And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that all such things of right belong to those whose labour has produced them. But it has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have laboured, and others have, without labour, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. To [secure] to each labourer the whole product of his labour, or as nearly as possible, is a most worthy object of any good government.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Work, Government, Age

  Abraham Lincoln (2008). “The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln”, p.412, Wildside Press LLC

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• I am busy just now again on Electro-Magnetism and think I have got hold of a good thing but can't say; it may be a weed instead of a fish that after all my labour I may at last pull up.

  Michael Faraday

  Weed, Science, Thinking

  Bence Jones, Michael Faraday (2010). “The Life and Letters of Faraday”, p.3, Cambridge University Press

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• There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

  Richard Brinsley Sheridan

  Witty, Littles, Tongue

  Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1825). “The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan: Complete in One Volume”, p.163

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• Warfare is the father of all good things, it is also the father of good prose!

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Father, War, Prose

  Friedrich Nietzsche (2015). “The Joyful Wisdom”, p.91, Friedrich Nietzsche

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• A good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too scarce a good thing.

  Herman Melville

  Happiness, Laughter, Laughing

  "The Complete Works of Herman Melville".

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• In business as in life, sometimes bad things happen to good people, and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But over time, if you play long enough, everybody gets what he deserves - good and bad.

  Jeffrey R. Immelt

  Life, Karma, Business

  "The Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt". Interview with John A. Byrne, www.fastcompany.com. July 7, 2005.

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• I do think the Roman Catholic religion is a disease of the mind which has a particular epidemiology similar to that of a virus... Religion is a terrific meme. That's right. But that doesn't make it true and I care about what's true. Smallpox virus is a terrific virus. It does its job magnificently well. That doesn't mean that it's a good thing. It doesn't mean that I don't want to see it stamped out.

  Richard Dawkins

  Jobs, Mean, Thinking

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• As life becomes harder and more threatening, it also becomes richer, because the fewer expectations we have, the more good things of life become unexpected gifts that we accept with gratitude.

  Etty Hillesum

  Gratitude, Unexpected Gifts, Expectations

  Etty Hillesum, K. A. D. Smelik, Arnold Pomerans (2002). “Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943”, p.466, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• God wants to speak to you on a one-to-one basis every day. He wants to lead you to the good things He has in store for you.

  Joyce Meyer

  Jesus, Want, Speak

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• It is a good thing that life is not as serious as it seems to a waiter.

  Don Herold

  Life, Serious, Waiter

  Don Herold (1930). “Strange Bedfellows: My Crazy-quilt Memoirs, Life-maxims and What-not”

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• Ordinarily, I am the person who falls in love quickly and somewhat inappropriately and then goes on to destroy what is a good thing. That's always been my style. So, you know: I get it. And I feel right now the way I imagine all those guys felt with me. And I have to say, for the first time in my life, I feel something approaching compassion for them.

  Sarah Dunn

  Falling In Love, Compassion, Dating

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• Mircea leaned over to refill my wineglass, and a section of his bare chest showed under the robe, along with a hint of dusky nipple. It's a good thing I'm too stuffed to move, I thought hazily. I would so have jumped that.

  Karen Chance

  Moving, Hints, Nipples

  Karen Chance (2011). “Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel”, p.134, Penguin

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• All change brings bad things and good things to replace the bad and good things that were before. It is natural to look back and say it was better before—but that does not make it true. Different is not worse. It is just different.

  Patricia Briggs

  Doe, Different, Looks

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.173, Penguin

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• Not true,” said Adrian. “All guys mean the same thing when they want to ‘get to know a girl better.’ You’re a wellbred young lady, so I understand why you’d be too innocent to understand. Good thing you’ve got me here to interpret.

  Richelle Mead

  Girl, Mean, Guy

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Bloodlines”, p.91, Penguin

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• ... with men it's rush, rush, rush, every minute. I'm glad I'm a sedentary spider." "What does sedentary mean?" asked Wilbur. "Means I sit still a good part of the time and don't go wandering all over creation. I know a good thing when I see it, and my web is a good thing. I stay put and wait for what comes. Gives me a chance to think.

  E. B. White

  Mean, Men, Thinking

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• The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick.

  Alison Croggon

  Optimistic, Half, Forget

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• I‟m going to kill her,” Francesca said to no one in particular. Which was probably a good thing, as there was no one else present. “Who are you talking to?” Hyacinth demanded. “God,” Francesca said baldly. “And I do believe I have been given divine leave to murder you.” “Hmmph,” was Hyacinth‟s response. “If it was that easy, I‟d have asked permission to eliminate half the ton years ago.” Francesca decided just then that not all of Hyacinth‟s statements required a rejoinder. In fact, few of them did.

  Julia Quinn

  Believe, Talking, Years

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• It was a damned good thing men couldn’t have children. Gregory took no shame in admitting that the human race would have died out generations earlier.

  Julia Quinn

  Children, Men, Race

  Julia Quinn (2006). “On the way to the wedding”

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• Gareth turned to Gregory. “Your sister will be safe with me,” he said. “I give you my vow.” “Oh, I have no worries on that score,” Gregory said with a bland smile. “The real question is—will you be safe with her?” It was a good thing, Gareth later reflected, that Hyacinth had already quit the room to fetch her coat and her maid. She probably would have killed her brother on the spot.

  Julia Quinn

  Brother, Real, Giving

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• Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and ­irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.

  A.L. Kennedy

  Needs, Remember, Notes

  "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

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• In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.

  Neil Strauss

  Life, Appreciation, Time

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.108, Canongate Books

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• Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable.

  Mercedes Lackey

  Lying, Heart, Night

  Mercedes Lackey (2015). “The Mage Winds”, p.531, Titan Books

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• ... all good things beyond sleep come precisely because we defy gravity while we live.

  Dan Simmons

  Sleep, Gravity

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