Good Deeds Quotes

“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.”
― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

“Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back.”
― charles de lint

“Even though your time on the job is temporary, if you do a good enough job, your work there will last forever.”
― Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

“The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.”
― Ali Ibn Abi Talib A.S

“if you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy

“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.”
― Jana Stanfield

“What if — is more complicated than that? What if maybe opposite is true as well? Because, if bad can sometimes come from good actions—? where does it ever say, anywhere, that only bad can come from bad actions? Maybe sometimes — the wrong way is the right way? You can take the wrong path and it still comes out where you want to be? Or, spin it another way, sometimes you can do everything wrong and it still turns out to be right?”
― Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

“...we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of all. They are more important than what we say or what we look like. The things we do outlast our mortality. The things we do are like monuments that people build to honour heroes after they've died. They're like the pyramids that the Egyptians built to honour the Pharaohs. Only instead of being made out of stone, they're made out of the memories people have of you. That's why your deeds are like your monuments. Built with memories instead of with stone.”
― RJ Palacio

“Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?”
― Epictetus

“You were ordered to obey to Allah, and you were create to perform good deeds.”
― Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib A.S

“To begin with, I had never done any good deeds; besides, even if I had simply fabricated a few, I would not have enjoyed going on about them.”
― M. Ageyev, Novel with Cocaine

“Do you think it is a vain hope that one day man will find joy in noble deeds of light and mercy, rather than in the coarse pleasures he indulges in today -- gluttony, fornication, ostentation, boasting, and envious vying with his neighbor? I am certain this is not a vain hope and that the day will come soon.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“Your insensitivity neither lets me live nor die,
Your betrayal lets me neither smile nor cry,
I can't stand this parting of shores,
Be mine or make me yours.”
― Hareem Ch, Another World

“It is no tragedy to do ungrateful people favors, but it is unbearable to be indebted to a scoundrel.”
― Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld

“There are two missions we are obligated to carry out during our life journey. The first, is to seek Truth throughout our lifetime. The second, is simply to be good. Engrave it in your mind that life is just one big board game where you have to make it from start to finish by being good. That is all you have to do. The hardest part, is dealing with all the obstacles that prevent smooth sailing. The trick is, to always strive to be the right person in all situations – regardless of personal cost to you. Your aim is to make sure the right book on your shoulder weighs more that the bad book on the left. The scales are real. Regardless of your chosen faith, there is a measurement system to be found in all of the world's religions. After all, does it make sense for all souls, good or bad, to end up in the same place? Of course not. To really secure the very best setting in the afterlife, the vibrations of your good deeds must surpass your death.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Sometimes, we may discover we helped the wrong person, but that should not be a reason to stop helping other people in need, even though we were fooled previously. Sometimes, we may discover we helped the wrong person, but that should not be a reason to stop helping other people in need, even though we were fooled previously. If you want to do good there are opportunities everywhere. Don’t let the fools spoil your good heart.”
― Nico J. Genes, LESSONS in LIFE: Achieving a better you through self-reflection

“She glanced around at the tombstones. “You’re surrounded by death here. Way too depressing. You really might want to think about getting another job.”
“You see death and sadness in these sunken patches of dirt, I see lives lived fully and the good deeds of past generations influencing the future ones.”
― David Baldacci, The Collectors

“Do not only believe, affirm and act the sacred words of God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Encourage one another daily so that each one of you will find the energy to do good works.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Instead of worrying about evil, worry about losing the power to do good!”
― Laurence Galian, The Sun at Midnight: The Revealed Mysteries of the Ahlul Bayt Sufis

“I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light. There have been several complaints about it.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Service With a Smile

“More than being the spark of reason,
Be the reason for someone's spark.
Better than bearing the light of faith,
Instill faith in someone's light.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Good deeds are not just fasting and worship often a word and a good deed with people.”
― Kamaran Ihsan Salih

“Kindness isn't just a trait; it's your best beauty secret! It's like your daily dose of glow-up, adding that extra sparkle to your already fabulous self. So, keep spreading those good vibes like confetti because kindness never goes out of style. Remember, being beautiful isn't about how you look; it's about how you make others feel. And dear, you're making the world a more beautiful place, one act of kindness at a time. So, stay kind, stay radiant, & let your inner beauty shine.”
― Life is Positive

“Karma's menu: what goes around, comes around! So, sprinkle some kindness, top it off with good vibes, and serve it up with a side of positivity. Remember, the universe has a way of balancing the scales, so whether it's a slice of sweet justice or a hearty helping of good fortune, rest assured, karma's got your back. Bon appétit!”
― Life is Positive

“Afterlight Sonnet

Forget about afterlife,
focus on afterlight,
light that is left behind,
by your deeds of life.

We need to paint the world human,
not red, blue or red, white and blue.
We need to stretch our mind unchained,
if the human is to ever come true.

Lever of life is believer of life,
Fever of love is fervor of love.
Speak truth where truth is needed,
but to those in pain give a little hug.

Never give a lecture unless you're asked,
Encyclopedias bear facts, not meaning.
Measure of truth is the good it does,
Truth without heart is bigotry supreme.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Forget about afterlife, focus on afterlight, light that is left behind, by your deeds of life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Fate follows deed, deed follows heart.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations