Inspiring Quotes on Being a Good Person
What does it really mean to be a good person? We all have different ideas about what being a good person entails.
For some, being a good person means always telling the truth, treating others with respect and helping when we can. On the other hand, for others, being a good person means not hurting anyone or anything.
No matter what your idea of a good person is, there are always ways to improve. We don’t have to be perfect and we don’t have to have all the answers.
We hope the following quotes inspire you on your journey.
Quotes on Being a Good Person
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one. Marcus Aurelius
There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self. Aldous Huxley
Do your little bit of good where you are. Desmond Tutu
If you want to be happy, make someone else happy. If you want to find the right person in your life, be the right person. If you want to see change in the world, become the change you want to see. Deepak Chopra
I define a ‘good person’ as somebody who is fully conscious of their own limitations. They know their strengths, but they also know their ‘shadow’ – they know their weaknesses. In other words, they understand that there is no good without bad. Good and evil are really one, but we have broken them up in our consciousness. We polarize them. John Bradshaw
It’s not enough to be a good person. You also have to show it. Honore de Balzac
When you’re a good person, good things happen to you. Stephon Marbury
Every morning, we get a chance to be different. A chance to change. A chance to be better. Alan Bonner
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. Rob Reiner
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. Albert Einstein
At the end of the day, if you feel like you’re a good person, and your intentions are good, then that’s all that matters. Madison Beer
Success to me is being a good person, treating people well. David LaChapelle
I’m a good person, I hope. But I’m never as good as I want to be, never as nice as I want to be, never as generous as I want to be. David Tennant
Your beliefs don’t make you a better person. Your behavior does. Shukhraj Dhillon
We cannot give what we do not have: We cannot bring peace to the world if we ourselves are not peaceful. We cannot bring love to the world if we ourselves are not loving. Our true gift to ourselves and others lies not in what we have but in who we are. Marianne Williamson
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. John Steinbeck
Let’s be the kind of people that do good for others whether we get paid back or not, whether they say thank you or not. Joel Osteen
I do believe that when you are a good person, good things will happen to you. Angela Yee
I try to do the right thing. If you do what you know is right, and you’re a good person, you might not win short-term all the time, and financial gains might not be there all the time, but ultimately, you can be pretty happy, and you can do some pretty good things in the world. Keep a positive outlook. Gunnar Peterson
Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. William Faulkner
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain
I have tried hard to be a good person. It’s something I live for. Vitor Belfort
Good Hearted Person Quotes
You can’t expect to draw people into your life who are kind, confident, and generous if you’re thinking and acting in cruel, weak, and selfish ways. You must be what it is that you’re seeking- that is, you need to put forth what you want to attract. Wayne Dyer
A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good. Bhumibol Adulyadej
Work hard, enjoy what you do and be good to other human beings, we are all equal, being a good person is what makes you special. Jay Park
Show respect even to people who don’t deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but a reflection of yours. Dave Willis
I’m surrounded by nothing but great people. I’ve been blessed with that, so really, I’ve got no choice but to be an all-around good person. Tim Duncan
Whatever you wanna be, just, at the end of the day, if you’re being a good person, which is not hard to be, and you’re putting positive energy into the world, and you’re appreciative and loving to the people around you that care about you and everybody in general, then it’ll work out. Gnash
Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do. Nelson Mandela
I just want people to realize that it doesn’t take much to be a good person. Simple things is all it takes. Brian Ortega
I consider myself a good person. And I think people perceive me to be, ‘Oh, she’s nice,’ but being a good person, knowing your strengths and working towards those strengths, and encouraging those around you to do the same, that’s a good person. Miranda Kerr
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu
When you’re a good person, good things happen to you. You shouldn’t be a good person with the expectation of therefore deserving good things, but in its purest form, I believe when you do good, good comes back to you. Guy Kawasaki
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