Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. — Albert Schweitzer
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. — Peter Marshall
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. — Sidney Poitier
He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward. — Seneca
The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention. — John Burroughs
Do good, and don’t look at whom you are helping. — Spanish Proverbs
Do anything that might make the
world a better place for someone — Walter Payton
He that does good to another does good also to himself. — Seneca The Elder
The simplest way to be happy is to do good. — Helen Keller
Doing Good Deed Image Quotes
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
Good Deeds Quotes
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed. — Friedrich Nietzsche
... People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feelings, even people with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls. — Lev S. Vygotsky
God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does. — Martin Luther
Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed. — Zoroaster
Your good thoughts, good words and good deeds alone will be your intercessors. Nothing more will be wanted. They alone will serve you as a safe pilot to the harbour of Heaven, as a safe guide to the gates of paradise. — Zoroaster
Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil.... With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good. — Maimonides
Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.
After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time, meditation, and good deeds. For if Satan's temptations merely cause you to increase your efforts to grow in holiness, he'll have an incentive to leave you alone. — Ignatius of Loyola
Perhaps, a sin that humbles you is better than a good deed that makes you arrogant. — Hamza Yusuf
The Brahmins say that in their books there are many predictions of times in which it will rain. But press those books as strongly as you can, you can not get out of them a drop of water. So you can not get out of all the books that contain the best precepts the smallest good deed. — Leo Tolstoy
All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds; and those who do good deeds are deceived, except those who are sincere; and those who are sincere are always in a state of worry. — Al-Shafi‘i
Kind Deeds Quotes
I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others. — Grace Kelly
Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay small acts of kindness and love. — Peter Jackson
Kind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the flowers, Kind deeds are the fruits, Take care of your garden And keep out the weeds, Fill it with sunshine, Kind words, and Kind deeds. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.
He who plants kindness gathers love. — Saint Basil
There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success. — George Matthew Adams
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness. — Lao Tzu
Whatever is good for you soul, do that.
To friends and eke to foes true kindness show; No kindly heart unkindly deeds will do; Harshness will alienate a bosom friend. And kindness reconcile a deadly foe. — Omar Khayyam
Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak a kind word, think a kind thought. Count up, if you can, the treasure of happiness that you would dispense in a week, in a year, in a lifetime! — Lawrence G. Lovasik
A husband should always try to treat his wife with the greatest courtesy and respect, holding her in the highest esteem. He should speak to her in a kind and a soft manner, showing his love by word and deed. As she feels this love and tenderness she will mirror it and return it tenfold. — James E. Faust
Every Good Deed Quotes
Life is a book, and every day that we live is a new page, so paint every page of your life with amazing colors of good deeds and amazing adventures. — Prince Ali Salman Aga Khan Aly Khan
The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils, and prayer, and almsgiving, and every good deed done for Christ's sake, they are only means of acquiring the Holy Spirit of God. — Seraphim of Sarov
Forget yourself by becoming interested in others. Do every day a good deed that will put a smile of joy on someone's face. — Dale Carnegie
Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? How Rumi Can Change Your Life?
Every native of every place is a potential tourist, and every tourist is a native of somewhere. Every native everywhere lives a life of overwhelming and crushing banality and boredom and desperation and depression, and every deed, good and bad, is an attempt to forget this. — Jamaica Kincaid
Well, it was most likely too late; there would not be time for me to flagellate myself for every dishonorable deed in that list, nor any chance to make good the harms I’d done. Minor harms, to be sure, in the scheme of things; but large enough to regret. — Clive Barker
For every life and every act consequence of good and evil can be shown and as in time results of many deeds are blended so good and evil in the end become confounded. — T. S. Eliot
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Nothing great is lightly won, nothing won is lost. Every good deed that's nobly done will always repay the cost. — Unknown
Each one of us can do a good deed, every day and everywhere. In hospitals in desperate need of volunteers, in homes for the elderly where our parents and grandparents are longing for a smile, a listening ear, in the street, in our workplaces and especially at home. — Shari Arison
Renew your intention EVERY day, EVERY time you pray, and EVERY time you are about to do a good deed or else shaytan will lead your heart and mind astray. — Omar Suleiman
If for every well-intended prayer uttered in hopes of making the world a better place, there was instead a good deed accomplished, the world might look as though those prayers had been answered. — David G. McAfee
No Good Deed Quotes
There is no reward equal to that of doing the most good to the most people in the most need. — Evangeline Booth
I turn to right and left, in all the earth I see no signs of justice, sense or worth: A man does evil deeds, and all his days Are filled with luck and universal praise; Another's good in all he does - he dies A wretched, broken man whom all despise. — Abolqasem Ferdowsi
In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed. — Clare Boothe Luce
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.
The man of leadership caliber will work while others waste time, study while others sleep, pray while others play. There will be no place for loose or lazy habits in word or thought, deed or dress. He will observe a soldierly discipline, diet and deportment, so that he may wage a good warfare. — J. Oswald Sanders
Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim. — William Feather
Whatever our creed, we feel that no good deed can by any possibility go unrewarded, no evil deed unpunished. — Orison Swett Marden
You have to fight through the bad days in order to earn the best days.
Be prepared, and be careful not to do your good deeds when there's no one watching you. — Tom Lehrer
The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit, and does not do them; and that small deeds of evil do no harm, and does not refrain from them. Hence, his wickedness becomes so great that it cannot be concealed, and his guilt so great that it cannot be pardoned. — Confucius
Putting forward your positive energy connects you back to basic human values which we all share. Good Deeds Day shows that no matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else’s day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference. — Shari Arison
Noble Deeds Quotes
Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed. — Blaise Pascal
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds. — Aristotle
The power of noble deeds is to be preserved and passed on to the future. — Joshua Chamberlain
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything. — Plutarch
Men of real merit, and whose noble and glorious deeds we are ready to acknowledge, are yet not to be endured when they vaunt their own actions. — Aeschines
Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression. — Dodie Smith
Friendship picks you up when the world lets you down.
While boasting of our noble deeds we're careful to conceal the ugly fact that by an iniquitous money system we have nationalized a system of oppression which, though more refined, is not less cruel than the old system of chattel slavery. — Horace Greeley
Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds. — Alexandre Dumas
Friends are an aid to the young, to guard them from error; to the elderly, to attend to their wants and to supplement their failing power of action; to those in the prime of life, to assist them to noble deeds. — Aristotle
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. — Aristotle
Act Of Kindness Quotes
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. — Leo Buscaglia
A Christian reveals true humility by showing the gentleness of Christ, by being always ready to help others, by speaking kind words and performing unselfish acts, which elevate and ennoble the most sacred message that has come to our world. — Ellen G. White
How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time. — Morgan Freeman
We believe America is practicing all kinds of terrorism against Libya. Even the accusation that we are involved in terrorism is in itself an act of terrorism. — Muammar al-Gaddafi
Being A Good Person Quotes
No matter how successful you become you gotta keep grindin' and be a good person and then good things will come to you. — Meek Mill
I don't want to be remembered as a good goalkeeper. I want to be remembered as a great person. — Iker Casillas
To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
You can be everything in life but the important thing is to be a good person. — Shams Tabrizi
The average person is either a weakling, or just a happy person who wants to get along, or thinks being tough is having big muscles and strutting around town and having a good-looking girlfriend. — Alex Jones
Sometimes good things fall apart so better things could fall together. — Marilyn Monroe
I can’t hate people for making judgment on me, or making a decision of liking me or not liking me. All I can do is try to better as a person. And I’m good with knowing everything isn’t always going to be perfect. — Chris Brown
I learned the hard way that not only do you not have to be superwoman, but it's better not to be and not to try to be. What I would like to be is just a good person - someone who tries her best and puts her best foot forward. — Cindy McCain
Inspire yourself to be great. Being good isn't good enough. — Gurbaksh Chahal
If you find that somebody is not grateful for all that you have done for him, then do not get disappointed because often you will find that someone else feels under your obligation though you have done nothing for him and thus your good deeds will be compensated, and Allah will reward you for your goodness. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
A wife and a husband should be regarded as friends for the sake of Allaah. And that friendship is above material needs; each encouraging the other one to do good deeds, which are pleasing to Allaah. — Bilal Philips
Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors. — Mary Faustina Kowalska
The church is never a place to show off. Do your good deeds quietly. Serve; don't seek to be seen — Max Lucado
What you do is your history. What you set in motion is your legacy. — Leonard Sweet
Do not say that faith in Christ alone can save you, for this is not possible if you do not attain love for Him, which is demonstrated by deeds. As for mere faith: "The demons also believe and tremble" (James, 2:19). The action of love consists in heartfelt good deeds toward one's neighbor, magnanimity, patience, and sober use of things. — Maximus the Confessor
Anything positive you do will be remembered by the world as a good Emirati deed, but any negative step you make, will reflect on your country. So you have a responsibility of protecting your country's image, especially when you are abroad. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
The cops drive by to do some more good deeds
A young black male spits a sunflower seed
in the air. — Dred Scott
Do not think little of any good deed, even if it is just greeting your brother with a smile. — Muhammad
If you do not have the power to compete with the best believers in good deeds, then compete with the sinners in asking for Allah’s forgiveness. — Ibn Rajab
Just as a very little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds, that we think we do in this life, are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils. — Saint Basil
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. — Shari Arison
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
Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah's is the most regular and constant even though it were little. — Muhammad
What do you think, would not one tiny crime be wiped out by thousands of good deeds? — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Easy to do are things that are bad and harmful to oneself. But exceedingly difficult to do are things that are good and beneficial. — Buddha
When one begins to purposefully perform acts of kindness, the spirit changes and soon doing good deeds becomes a focal point for our life; doing good begins to be the same as feeling good. The periods of emptiness when we search for the "meaning of it all" begin to fill with acts of kindness. — Gary Blair
Behold how all those people are merchants who shun great sins and would like to be good and do good deeds in God's honour, such as fasts, vigils, prayers, and similar good deeds of all kinds. They do all these things so that our Lord may give them something, or so that God may do something dear to them. All these people are merchants. — Meister Eckhart
Always do at least one good deed a day for someone other then yourself. — Kyo
When you want to make a beginning of a good deed, first prepare for temptations, which will come to you, and don't doubt the truth of that which you do for God. — Isaac of Nineveh
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
Let us resolve to do the best we can with what we've got. — William Feather
if you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one. — C. S. Lewis
When you do things for others; don't expect your good deeds to be returned. Do it because you enjoy making someone's day. — Rita Zahara
And he writhed inside at what seemed the cruelty and unfairness of the demand. He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to do another and harder and better one. — C. S. Lewis
I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one. — Viktor E. Frankl
Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough. — Doug Horton
Memory of our good works makes us negligent and leads to arrogance. Do not think of your good deeds, so that God may remember them. — Saint John Chrysostom
Good Deeds Day is based on a simple idea that every person can do a good deed for the benefit of others and the planet. Even a smile that brightens someone else's day is a good deed. I initiated Good Deeds Day to spread the message that everyone can give of themselves, according to their heart's desire. — Shari Arison
Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen. — William Penn
As a single drop of water fills a bucket, so do small deeds of evil; as a single drop of water fills a bucket, so do small deeds of good. — Buddha
Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones. — Shalom Rokeach
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