Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Don't overestimate the decency of the human race.

Kindness is the essence of greatness.

The main source of our wealth is goodness. The affections and the generous qualities that God admires in a world full of greed.

It is higher and nobler to be kind.

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

To be good is noble but to show others how to be good is nobler.

People don't just want to be rich and successful, they want to be good.

I believe there's a place for goodness and love in everything I do.

While you live, while it is in your power, be good.

Good deeds are no less good because their object is unworthy.

Nothing is rarer than real goodness.

If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.

Kindness is virtue itself.

On the whole, the world was friendly. It chiefly depended on whether one were good or not.

Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

For even in dreams a good deed is not lost.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

I think it's extremely difficult consistently being a decent human being.

Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.