Quotes with good-fortune

Quotes 921 till 940 of 2950.

  • William Penn He that does good for good's sake seeks neither praise nor reward, though sure of both at last.
    William Penn
    English religious leader, founder of Pennsylvania (1644 - 1718)
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  • Seneca He that does good to another does good also to himself.
    Seneca
    Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright (5 - 65)
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  • Sir Walter Raleigh He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather incur peril than preservation; for who so laboreth to be sincerely perfect and good shall necessarily perish, living among men that are generally evil.
    Sir Walter Raleigh
    British courtier, writer (1552 - 1618)
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  • Francis Bacon He that gives good advice, builds with one hand; he that gives good counsel and example, builds with both; but he that gives good admonition and bad example, builds with one hand and pulls down with the other.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Francis Bacon He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Thomas à Kempis He that loveth, flieth, runneth, and rejoiceth. He is free, and cannot be held in. He giveth all for all, and hath all in all, because he resteth in one highest above all things, from whom all that is good flows and proceeds.
    Thomas à Kempis
    Dutch medieval Augustinian canon, writer and mystic (1380 - 1471)
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  • George Herbert He that makes a good war makes a good peace.
    George Herbert
    English poet (1593 - 1633)
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  • Jeremy Taylor He that speaketh against his own reason speaks against his own conscience, and therefore it is certain that no man serves God with a good conscience who serves him against his reason.
    Jeremy Taylor
    British churchman and writer (1613 - 1667)
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  • Benjamin Franklin He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • William Shakespeare He that wants money, means and content is without three good friends.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Thomas Randolph He that's merciful unto the bad, is cruel to the good.
    The Muse's Looking Glass
    Thomas Randolph
    English poet and playwright (1605 - 1635)
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  • Albert Einstein He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Augustus William Hare He who does evil that good may come, pays a toll to the devil to let him into heaven.
    Augustus William Hare
    British writer (1792 - 1834)
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  • Baltasar Gracian He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is wont to favor the bold.
    Baltasar Gracian
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • Boethius He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate, and set proud death beneath his feet, can look fortune in the face, unbending both to good and bad: his countenance unconquered he can shew.
    Boethius
    Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher (480 - 524)
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  • Aristotle He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Olympia Brown He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.
    Olympia Brown
    American minister and suffragist (1835 - 1926)
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  • Publilius Syrus He who spares the bad injures the good.
    Publilius Syrus
    Syrian poet (85 - 43)
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  • Oliver Cromwell He who stops being better stops being good.
    Oliver Cromwell
    Parliamentarian General, Lord Protector of England (1599 - 1658)
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  • Samuel Johnson He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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