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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…
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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #assistance #busybody #charity #doinggood #gift #help #meddling #power #reform
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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #assistance #busybody #charity #doinggood #gift #help #meddling #power #reform
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If I knew for a certainty that a man was coming to my house with the conscious design of doing me good, I should run for my life.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #assistance #busybody #charity #doinggood #gift #help #meddling #power #reform
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A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson
It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in the retrospect. We should have been cut-throats to do otherwise. And there’s an end. We ought to know distinctly that we are damned for what we do wrong; but when we have done right, we have only been gentlemen, after all. There is nothing to make a work about.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1880-01/02?), “Reflections and Remarks on Human Life,” § 6 “Right and Wrong”More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-robert-lou…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertlouisstevenson #obviousdecision #dotherightthing #doinggood #duty #good #gooddeed #inevitability #naturalcourse #retrospect #virtue
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I will simply post my link. Because my words are more sorrowful than what I will reveal.
. #helpgaza #donations #humanitarian #donate #goodness #support #doinggood #charity #rewardhttps://chuffed.org/project/175043-help-islam-and-her-family-survive-in-gaza
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My mother is ill, and her medication is the only thing that helps her get through the day. It's very expensive, and I'm responsible for her and my nieces. Everything is beyond my means. Any help, even a small amount, could make a difference and help my mother get her medication. May God reward you. #help #donations #humanitarian #donate #goodness #support #doinggood #charity #reward
https://chuffed.org/project/175043-help-islam-and-her-family-survive-in-gaza -
A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as an example, and our every really good or bad action inspires a similar one.
[Rien n’est si contagieux que l’exemple, et nous ne faisons jamais de grands biens ni de grands maux qui n’en produisent de semblables.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶230 (1665-1678) [tr. Tancock (1959)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #action #doinggood #emulation #example #goodandevil #imitation #precedent #suggestion #wrongdoing #badexample #goodexample #leadbyexample #setanexample
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Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” Instead, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
[μὴ ἑαυτοὺς ἐκδικοῦντες, ἀγαπητοί, ἀλλὰ δότε τόπον τῇ ὀργῇ, γέγραπται γάρ, ” Ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις, ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω,” λέγει κύριος. ἀλλ᾽ ” ἐὰν πεινᾷ ὁ ἐχθρός σου, ψώμιζε αὐτόν· ἐὰν διψᾷ, πότιζε αὐτόν· τοῦτο γὰρ ποιῶν ἄνθρακας πυρὸς σωρεύσεις ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.” μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν.]The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Romans 12:19-21 [NRSV (2021 ed.)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/15586/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #romans #avenging #divinejudgment #divinepunishment #divineretribution #divinewrath #doinggood #goodandevil #gooddeeds #loveyourenemy #revenge #shame #vengeance
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A quotation from Josh Billings
He who expekts to be praized every time he duz a virtewous thing will soon git tired of the bizzness.
[He who expects to be praised every time he does a virtuous thing will soon get tired of the business.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1875-07 (1875 ed.)More info about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/79581/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #deserving #ego #expectations #gooddeed #justdeserts #moralduty #motivation #praise #pride #virtue #doinggood
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prioritize your thoughts, simplify your life…
You've followed the influencers on simplifying your life. You've adopted a minimalist lifestyle, but all of it falls flat. Have you been looking at it the wrong way?https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/06/priotize-your-thoughts-simplify-your-life/
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prioritize your thoughts, simplify your life…
You've followed the influencers on simplifying your life. You've adopted a minimalist lifestyle, but all of it falls flat. Have you been looking at it the wrong way?https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/06/priotize-your-thoughts-simplify-your-life/
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prioritize your thoughts, simplify your life…
You've followed the influencers on simplifying your life. You've adopted a minimalist lifestyle, but all of it falls flat. Have you been looking at it the wrong way?https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/06/priotize-your-thoughts-simplify-your-life/
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prioritize your thoughts, simplify your life…
You've followed the influencers on simplifying your life. You've adopted a minimalist lifestyle, but all of it falls flat. Have you been looking at it the wrong way?https://thedignityofman.net/2025/10/06/priotize-your-thoughts-simplify-your-life/
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If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that!
[καὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσιν. καὶ [γὰρ] ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν.]The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 6: 32-33 (Jesus) [GNT (1992 ed.)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/78599/
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Another not uncommon victim of persecution mania is a certain type of philanthropist, who is always doing good to people against their will, and is amazed and horrified that they display no gratitude. Our motives in doing good are seldom as pure as we imagine them to be. Love of power is insidious; it has many disguises, and is often the source of the pleasure we derive from doing what we believe to be good to other people.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 8 “Persecution Mania” (1930)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/russell-bertrand/785…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #assistance #charity #doinggood #gratitude #help #imposition #loveyourneighbor #motivation #power #resentment
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When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do — well, that’s Memoirs.
Will Rogers (1879-1935) American humorist
Essay (1932-03-12), “Letters of a Self-Made Diplomat to Senator Borah,” Saturday Evening PostSourcing, notes: wist.info/rogers-will/76180/
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A really good story (h/t @whetstone
Note: I take exception to the use of "dangerously bored" description of people living in abject poverty, with few, if any, employment prospects. They are not "bored", they are often hopeless and desperate.
ETA: the "like Lindsay Lohan goes off the wagon" thing feels particularly misogynistic and cruel (remember: this is a 2007 piece); then there's the homophobia (god forbid you sound gay)
https://lamag.com/news/23-reasons-why-a-profile-of-pete-carroll-does
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A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:
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I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
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https://wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/72773/#quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile
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A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:
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I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/72773/#quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile
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A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:
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I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/72773/#quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile
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A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:
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I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/72773/#quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile
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A quotation from Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.:
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I told her that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was all the saints I met almost anywhere, people who were behaving decently in an indecent society.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/vonnegut-kurt-jr/72773/#quote #quotes #quotation #decency #doinggood #goodbehavior #life #noteworthiness #saint #society #unselfishness #worthwhile
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I just became a proud Penzey's customer. And all because of their "About Us" page.
#JBK #KindnessMatters #BetterHumanity #DoingGood
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