He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In order to do good, a man must be good; and he will not be good except he have instruction by counsel and by example.
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its realisation. A vision based on the belief that by doing good deeds, positive thinking and affirmative choice of words, feelings and actions, we can enhance goodness in the world.
Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time.
A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.
It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.