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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

I am a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it is bad or good.

Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.

All I am trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

So long as the memory of certain beloved friends lives in my heart, I shall say that life is good.

Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it is not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it is hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

Truthful words are not beautiful beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive persuasive words are not good.

The evil that men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

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.