I think there is something to be said for not coddling people and not accepting good as good enough.
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On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
Be not simply good - be good for something.
I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
If you are good to people, they reciprocate with good behaviour.
I am a person who believes in the good of people and who may have had things influence them to a certain degree, but deep down I think most people are good and would like to be good.
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.
To be good, you need to believe in what you're doing.
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