Miriam Toews Quotes

As long as I'm a good person and I do things from the heart, that's all that matters.

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham.

Love is the last and secret name of all the virtues.

A heart set on love will do no wrong.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

When you say you are in love with humanity, you are well satisfied with yourself.

I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.

No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

Do you want to feel good, or do you want to do good?

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.

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

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.

The compass of compassion asks not what is good for me? but what is good? Not what is best for me but what is best. Not what is right for me but what is right. Not how much can we take? but How much ought we leave? and how much might we give? Not what is easy but what is worthy. Not what is practical but what is moral.

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty.

The moral law commands us to make the highest possible good in a world the final object of all our conduct.

The great instrument of moral good is the imagination.

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.

I'm a good mother. I'm a good person.

The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.

There are many reasons for kindness, and religion is just one of them.

We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism.

I think it's imperative to have faith or religion, because it's good to have morals, to be kind to others.

What is the purpose of our might if we do not use it for good.

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