Here are 230 good quotes for you. I hope you’ll find inspiration, guidance, and most of all, motivation for your day. Enjoy!

Be a good person, but don’t waste your time trying to prove it. Paulo Coelho

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain

The ideals which have lighted me on my way and time after time given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been truth, goodness, and beauty. Albert Einstein

One person, with good purpose, can, constitute the majority. Maya Angelou

How far a little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. William Shakespeare

To live a good life, prioritize your health. To prioritize your health, learn to say no. To say no, learn to be courageous. To be courageous, learn to love yourself. Maxime Lagacé

Be not simply good – be good for something. Henry David Thoreau

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained. Lao Tzu

Good things, when short, are twice as good. Baltasar Gracián

And then you might see what the life of the good man is like – someone content with what nature assigns him, and satisfied with being just and kind himself. Marcus Aurelius

Pick up the battle and make it a better world, just where you are. Yes… and it can be better, and it must be better, but it is up to us. Maya Angelou

Keep good company, read good books, love good things and cultivate soul and body as faithfully as you can. Louisa May Alcott (Rose in Bloom)

Be prepared to appreciate what you meet. Frank Herbert (Dune)

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. Augustine of Hippo

What is your art? To be good. Marcus Aurelius

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Even More Good Quotes

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He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king. Augustine of Hippo

Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose. Ralph Waldo Emerson

It takes a great man to be a good listener. Calvin Coolidge

I’ll never be ashamed to quote a bad writer with a good saying.” Seneca

A man when he has done a good act, does not call out for others to come and see, but he goes on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season. Marcus Aurelius

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. Marcus Aurelius

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

You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly. Rumi

There is far too great a disproportion between what one is and what others think one is, or at least what they say they think one is. But one has to take it all with good humor. Albert Einstein

Be quick to do good. If you are slow, the mind, delighting in mischief, will catch you. Buddha

Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness. Michel de Montaigne

He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader. Aristotle

The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle. Tara Brach (Radical Acceptance)

At all times love and discipline have led to a beautiful environment and a good life. Charles Eames

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Joseph Campbell

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth. Leo Tolstoy

You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. Winston Churchill

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. Benjamin Franklin

If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times. Augustine of Hippo

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. Pietro Aretino

The master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is. Lao Tzu

Ultimately our greatest joy is when we seek to do good for others. Desmond Tutu

To live the good life: We have the potential for it. If we can learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference. Marcus Aurelius

Part 2. Good Quotes That Are…

The Most Famous Good Quotes (Emerson, Luther King Jr, Lao Tzu, etc.)

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The good man is the friend of all living things. Mahatma Gandhi

Goodness is the only investment that never fails. Henry David Thoreau

I am content in my later years. I have kept my good humor and take neither myself nor the next person seriously. Albert Einstein

The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense. Pablo Picasso

The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow. Bob Marley

Better is the enemy of good. Voltaire

Good order and discipline in an army are more to be depended upon than ferocity. Niccolò Machiavelli

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

Better to know a few things which are good and necessary than many things which are useless and mediocre. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you. Tyrion Lannister (George R. R. Martin, Games of Thrones)

The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope. Barack Obama

If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me? Maya Angelou

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. Benjamin Franklin

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do. Voltaire

Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging. Marcus Aurelius

Men who give way easily to tears are good. I have nothing to do with those whose hearts are dry and whose eyes are dry! Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Elective Affinities)

I am one of the 7 billion human beings alive today. We each have a responsibility to think about humanity and the good of the world because it affects our own future. We weren’t born on this planet at this time to create problems but to bring about some benefit. 14th Dalai Lama

There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. Nelson Mandela

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. William Shakespeare

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)

Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. John D. Rockefeller

Short Good Quotes

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One liners, good short quotes, sayings, thoughts and captions for your bio, social status, self-talk, motto, mantra, signs, posters, wallpapers, backgrounds.

Misfortune is virtue’s opportunity. Seneca

Run your own race, at your own pace. Dan Mace

Be good because people will be better. Sahil Lavingia

Too much of a good thing can be taxing. Mae West

A man is only as good as what he loves. Saul Bellow

All the good are friends of one another. Zeno of Citium

We are the ones we have been waiting for. June Jordan

It’s easy to say yes. It’s hard to say no. Steve Jobs

I can live for two months on a good compliment. Mark Twain

Always try to keep in good humor with the world. Wellington

If you have to chase it, you will never have it. Kapil Gupta

Your belief and your work will speak for you. Maya Angelou

Build a life that you don’t need to escape from. Ryan Holiday

Well, I don’t want to be king, I want to be real. John Lennon

You create a good future by creating a good present. Eckhart Tolle

It’s a hundred times easier to criticize than create. Sahil Lavingia

Saying yes to everything is a quick road to mediocrity. Shane Parrish (@shaneaparrish)

And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. John Steinbeck

Do the good that’s in front of you, even if it feels very small. Sharon Salzberg

Inspirational Good Quotes

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Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. Dr. Seuss

I want to tell the truth in my work. The truth will lead me to all. Maya Angelou

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality. John Stuart Mill

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified. Swami Vivekananda

From a certain point on, there is no more turning back. That is the point that must be reached. Franz Kafka

Don’t expect recognition for your efforts, your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Act because you need to act. Paulo Coelho

Be aware that as you are feeling good, you are powerfully attracting more good things to you. Rhonda Byrne

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. Charles Spurgeon

Sometimes greatness is the result of a transcendent, peak performance. But often, greatness is simply the result of a good performance repeated and sustained much longer than usual. James Clear

I’ve seen the promised land, and there is good news. You can have it all. Tim Ferriss

It’s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it. Leo Tolstoy (Anna Karenina)

You have to do stuff that average people don’t understand because those are the only good things. Andy Warhol

Create beauty everywhere you go. Create meaning in everything you do. Create things that will last. You are here to create. Carlos Del Valle

We are not here to fit in, be well balanced, or provide exempla for others. We are here to be eccentric, different, perhaps strange, perhaps merely to add our small piece, our little clunky, chunky selves, to the great mosaic of being. As the gods intended, we are here to become more and more ourselves. Jim Hollis

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so. Noam Chomsky

When I was very young, most of my childhood heroes wore capes, flew through the air, or picked up buildings with one arm. They were spectacular and got a lot of attention. But as I grew, my heroes changed, so that now I can honestly say that anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me. Fred Rogers

It’s not what you do; it’s why you do it that makes the difference. Jennifer Louden

Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. Steve Jobs

Successful people aren’t smarter than you, they’re just way more persistent. Sam Altman

I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. William Henley

Everything good that’s ever happened to me came out of helping others. Danny Trejo

If you want to do better than average then social proof is not for you. @AmuseChimp

See also: How to become a better person (YouTube video by The School of Life)

Good Funny Quotes

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No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. Abraham Lincoln

I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. Alice Walker

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you’re tired. George Carlin

In heaven, all the interesting people are missing. Friedrich Nietzsche

Good Deep Quotes

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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. E. W. Howe

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. Mark Twain

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. Albert Einstein

Nothing leads to good that is not natural. Friedrich Schiller

Again, people seem to seek honor in order to convince themselves of their own goodness. Aristotle

The truth is, as long as you believe that you are not good enough, you will never feel good enough. Iyanla Vanzant

It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect. Robert Louis Stevenson

On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. George Orwell

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. Plato

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Paulo Coelho

I no longer wish to meet a good I do not earn, for example, to find a pot of buried gold, knowing that it brings with it new burdens. Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke

Bring the good news in trickles, the bad news in lumps. Nassim Nicholas Taleb (The Bed of Procrustes)

You do not know where death awaits you; so be ready for it everywhere. Seneca

It’s good that it hurts. Pain is the signal that you’re confused, that you’re in a lie. Byron Katie

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times. @rivatez

It’s not that you should own nothing. It’s that nothing should own you. @zen_fi

Anger is good at telling us there is a problem. Anger is not good at telling us the source of the problem. Anger is very bad at telling us the solution to the problem. @TheStoicEmperor

Visit all the places, eat all the food, read all the books, make all the friends, gather all the fame, support all the causes, build all the products, earn all the money… to see that the quality of your life is what it is when you are doing nothing. Naval Ravikant

If you don’t get what you want, it’s a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price. Rudyard Kipling

Trying to build a life where you never experience bad feelings is like building a ship that can’t handle a storm. Neil Strauss

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause. William James

The good always arrives bundled with the bad. Thibaut

Good Wise Quotes (Words of Wisdom)

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It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants. Blaise Pascal

The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil. Plutarch

A good completion takes a long time; a bad completion cannot be changed later. Zhuangzi

Writing is good, thinking is better. Cleverness is good, patience is better. Hermann Hesse

Order is necessary, otherwise there can be no peace at all. It is only in peace, in quietness, in beauty, that goodness can flower. Jiddu Krishnamurti

You’re never as bad as they say you are, but you’re never as good as they say you are either. Tim Ferriss

The good for man is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue. Aristotle

Virtue consists more in doing good than in receiving it, and more in doing fine actions than in refraining from disgraceful ones. Aristotle

The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself. Oscar Wilde

I’d rather live with a good question than a bad answer. Aryeh Frimer

This can be swiftly taught in very few words: virtue is the only good; there is no certain good without virtue; and virtue resides in our nobler part, which is the rational one. And what can this virtue be? True and steadfast judgment. Seneca

We all seek to know whether we shall be rich; but no one asks whether he shall be good. Publius Syrus

I begin to speak only when I’m certain what I’ll say isn’t better left unsaid. Cato

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Proverbs 16:31

Better to be emotionally intelligent than intellectually intelligent. Neil Strauss

Isolation of the poor is loneliness. Isolation of the rich is solitude. @zen_fi

The coin of the poor is money. The coin of the rich is time. @zen_fi

The modern mind is overstimulated and the modern body is understimulated and overfed. Meditation, exercise, and fasting restore an ancient balance. Naval Ravikant

The highest level of mastery is simplicity. Most information is irrelevant and most effort is wasted, but only the expert knows what to ignore. James Clear

If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly, but the good endures; if you do something shameful in pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly, but the shame endures. Musonius Rufus

Intelligence never grows by imitation: intelligence grows by experimentation, intelligence grows by taking challenges. Osho

If it isn’t good, let it die. If it doesn’t die, make it good. Ajahn Chah

See also: 6 Essential Traits of Good Character (success.com)

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Good Quotes About Happiness

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Our task is to become good men, or to achieve the highest human good. That good is happiness. Aristotle

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions. Chanakya

It’s the people who feel strong and good about themselves who are best able to accept outside difference – their own and others! Fred Rogers

I encourage you to look for the good where you are and embrace it. Fred Rogers

Who can I control: myself. Who can I not control: others. Herein lies the solution to all my problem. Kamal Ravikant

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance. Eckhart Tolle

Independence is my happiness, and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country is the world, and my religion is to do good. Thomas Paine (Rights of Man)

Only goodwill and compassion can bring order and peace to the world and not political blueprints and conferences. Jiddu Krishnamurti

Happiness is the achievement of your values. Ayn Rand

A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations. Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes)

Confidence is silent. Insecurity is loud. Strength is gentle. Weakness is abrasive. Ed Latimore (@EdLatimore)

Don’t expect others to praise you or raise toasts to you. Don’t count on receiving credit for your good deeds or good practice. Chögyam Trungpa

That’s the whole secret: to do things that excite you. Ray Bradbury

Make laughter your prayer. Laugh more. Nothing releases your blocked energies as does laughter. Nothing makes you innocent as does laughter. Osho

If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation. Lao Tzu

It is in your power to withdraw yourself whenever you desire. Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own. Marcus Aurelius

A good person dyes events with his own color…and turns whatever happens to his own benefit. Seneca

Don’t ruin a good today thinking about a bad yesterday. Let it go. Mel Robbins

Related topic: gratitude

See also: 7 Ways to Find Inner (and Real) Happiness (huffpost.com)

Good Quotes About Life

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Do not strive for comfort or to be good. Strive only to be free and true. Mooji

To be creative means to be in love with life. Osho

Life is a mystery to be experienced, not a problem to be solved. Osho

I can alter my life by altering my attitude. He who would have nothing to do with thorns must never attempt to gather flowers. Henry David Thoreau

I believe that life exists to be enjoyed, and that the most important thing is to feel good about yourself. Tim Ferriss

As it is with a play, so it is with life – what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is. Seneca

We are here to add to what we can to life, not to get what we can from it. William Osler

A secret to life: Know that none of this matters, and yet… live as if every single moment does. Kamal Ravikant

The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there. Robert M. Pirsig

If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane. Robert Frost

Nothing bad is permanent. Nothing good is permanent. @DailyZen

All you need are these: certainty of judgment in the present moment; action for the common good in the present moment; and an attitude of gratitude in the present moment for anything that comes your way. Marcus Aurelius

The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away. David Viscott

If you’re overly worried about looking bad at something, then you’ll never have to worry about being good at anything. Neil Strauss

It’s not about being better than others. You’re not interested in defeating people. That’s not your aim. Your aim is to be a better version of yourself and inspire others to be a better version of themselves. Thibaut (@kpaxs)

When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. Paulo Coelho

It’s easy to be a hater. Go for the difficult task: Be a lover. Paulo Coelho

When life is good do not take it for granted as it will pass. Be mindful, be compassionate and nurture the circumstances that find you in this good time so it will last longer. Ajahn Brahm

The future is made up of only one substance and that is the present moment. By taking care of the present, you are doing everything you can to assure a good future. Thich Nhat Hanh

If you have everything under control, you’re not moving fast enough. Mario Andretti

Life is about execution rather than purpose. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

You are this universe and you are creating it at every moment. Alan Watts

Good Love Quotes

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How you love is how you live. Shane Parrish

Love is rocket fuel for life. Shane Parrish

When you find someone exceptional that you love and loves you in return, go all in. Shane Parrish

Always give without remembering, always receive without forgetting. T. Harv Eker

Spread the energy of love without expecting anything. Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave. Paulo Coelho

The positive force of love can create anything good, increase the good things, and change anything negative in your life. Rhonda Byrne

For one human being to love another human being: that is perhaps the most difficult task that has been entrusted to us, the ultimate task, the final test and proof, the work for which all other work is merely preparation. Rainer Maria Rilke

Nothing is of love if it is not done through love. Osho

Love needs two things: it has to be rooted in freedom and it has to know the art of trust. Osho

Rather than thinking how to get love, start giving. If you give, you get. Everybody is interested in getting and nobody seems to enjoy giving. Love is not a business, so stop being businesslike. Osho

Love is not dependent on the object, but is a radiation of your subjectivity – a radiation of your soul. Osho

Love makes you feel needed, and to be needed is the greatest need. Osho

Love is not a relationship between two persons. It is a state of mind within yourself. If you are loving, you are loving to everybody. Osho

Related topic: love yourself

Good Friendship Quotes

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Friendship of the wise is good; a wise enemy is better than a foolish friend. Rumi

Don’t let jerks live rent-free in your head. Sam Altman

Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. Maya Angelou

Perfect people aren’t real and real people aren’t perfect. Paulo Coelho

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don’t bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he’s a good man. Fyodor Dostoevsky

I’m wary of people who insist on trying to make other people feel bad about themselves. The more I look around me and within me the more I notice that those who feel best about themselves have the greatest capacity to feel good about others. Fred Rogers

Pay bad people with your goodness; fight their hatred with your kindness. Even if you do not achieve victory over other people, you will conquer yourself. Leo Tolstoy

When you are independent of the good or bad opinions of others, you stand strong in your own divine power. Deepak Chopra

The secret to life is simple. Be good to people. Treat them with kindness. Listen. Be open. Mel Robbins

See also: 25 Ways to Help a Fellow Human Being Today (zenhabits.net)

Good Quotes About Motivation, Work

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Shallow men believe in luck, believe in circumstances. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I’m not the strongest. I’m not the fastest. But I’m really good at suffering. Amelia Boone

No one will work for your success as much as you will. Sahil Lavingia

You’ll never know how good of a musician you could have been. You’ll never know how good of a painter you could have been. You’ll never know how good of a writer you could have been. If you don’t give yourself the chance. Sahil Lavingia

There is a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in doing something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. Ken Blanchard

In the past, jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, but in the future they’ll be about the heart. Minouche Shafik

Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try. Atul Gawande

Good decisions don’t ensure success, but bad ones almost always ensure failure. George Raveling

You can’t ever reach perfection, but you can believe in an asymptote toward which you are ceaselessly striving. Paul Kalanithi

You get paid linearly for analyzing and solving problems. You get paid non-linearly for spotting and siezing opportunities. Shane Parrish

To get what you want, deserve what you want. Trust, success, and admiration are earned. Shane Parrish

Victory awaits him who has everything in order – luck people call it. Defeat is certain for him who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck. Roald Amundsen (The South Pole)

My only measure of success is how much time you have to kill. Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The human brain doesn’t learn through consumption. It learns through creation. Jim Kwik

The world is changed by your example. Not by your opinion. Paulo Coelho

There are only two options: a) make progress b) invent excuses. Paulo Coelho

Doing the right things when you are feeling good is easy. Doing the right things when you are not feeling it separates the winners from the losers. Bill Masur

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind. Fred Rogers

Get really good at something. That’s your real security. Thibaut

See also: 12 Habits of Successful People (16 minutes YouTube video)

Part 4. Conclusion

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If good happens, good; if bad happens, good. Lao Tzu (Tao Te Ching)

Call to action: Read Mark Twain’s Top 9 Tips for Living A Good Life (dailygood.org)