#gooddeed — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #gooddeed, aggregated by home.social.
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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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Found something more meaningful to do than watch the news:
Ring the Doorbell for the Fish. Seriously.
"Every spring, thousands of fish swim through the Oudegracht in Utrecht, searching for a place upstream to lay their eggs. But the Weerdsluis is often closed. You can help the fish continue their journey! If you see a fish, press the doorbell. This alerts the lock operator to open the lock."
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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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The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves.
Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 113 (1955)More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/79459/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #dogood #doingfavors #favor #gooddeed #goodworks #selfdeprecation #selfimage #worth
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When a noble deed is done, who is likely to appreciate it? They who are noble themselves.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Speech (1860-07-04), “The Last Days of John Brown,” North Elba, MassachusettsSourcing, notes: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #action #appreciation #deed #gooddeed #heroism #perspective #righteousness
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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius
As a horse when he has run, a dog when he has tackled the game, a bee when it has made the honey, so a man when he has done a good act does not call out for others to come and see, but he goes on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season.
[ἵππος δραμών, κύων ἰχνεύσας, μέλισσα μέλι ποιήσασα, ἄνθρωπος δ̓ εὖ ποιήσας οὐκ ἐπιβοᾶται, ἀλλὰ μεταβαίνει ἐφ̓ ἕτερον, ὡς ἄμπελος ἐπὶ τὸ πάλιν ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ τὸν βότρυν ἐνεγκεῖν.]Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 5, ch. 6 (5.6) (AD 161-180) [tr. Long (1862)]Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/7755…
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Good Woods (2023) [4 min] by Bob Brewster | #USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3E8xRLwOe8
#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #GoodDeed #Forest #Insects #TalkingAnimals #Animals #Rabbit #Bird #Absurd #Comedy
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I've done my good dead, a car has something fallen off underneath and was sparking and occasionally starting to catch fire. so I pulled up honked and showed a note saying "something is sparking and flaming under your car"
it looked like a whole brake caliper and a bit of Axel
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@alexisdyslexic
If all of us, every #HumanBeing on the planet, did just 1 #GoodDeed for #wildlife, that’d be 8 billion acts of #compassion for #animals. I love your ideas. Thank you for being one of them. 🌍
Food for thought about the #Robins; if possible save the grass clippings from your lawn & put them on the hardpan underneath #RobinNest, it could provide natural padding if they fall. Also, if they fall & are uninjured, you can put them back in the nest. 🩵 -
#today I was able to #help someone. Something small that I could do easily made a big impact in their life. I’m so grateful to be in a place of privilege and security where I can help others. #passitalong #gooddeed #kindness
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Hier, j'ai aidé un chat à trouver son chemin de retour chez lui après avoir erré pendant des heures. Quelle satisfaction d'avoir pu le ramener à sa famille ! #rescuecat #lostcat #gooddeed
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@eliistender10 Same to you. Lets all start the day with one good deed, an act of kindess. Imagine the ripple effect....
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Took my car to the garage this morning, it was booked in to have the engine jet-washed to find out where the oil leaks are coming from. Poor mechanic looked stressed as the gaffer was not coming in and the other mechanic was off. I offered to help him out and move my appointment to next week.
See, I'm a nice person really. 😃 #GoodDeed
