Tag Archive for good

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?’
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I am confident that nobody… will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.
- Nelson Mandela

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
- Nelson Mandela

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
- Confucius

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life.
- Ronald Reagan

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
- Dalai Lama