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Good Deeds Quotes

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

Naomi E. Maurer, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin (1998). “The Pursuit of Spiritual Wisdom: The Thought and Art of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin”, p.41, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

I do not forget any good deed done to me & I do not carry a grudge for a bad one.

Viktor E. Frankl (2015). “Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition”, p.123, Beacon Press

In the calculus of good deeds you have the most to gain.

Naguib Mahfouz (2016). “The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street”, p.49, Everyman's Library

A good deed never goes unpunished.

FaceBook post by Gore Vidal from May 29, 2011

In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

Leonard Cohen (2011). “The Favourite Game”, p.156, Emblem Editions

We can all do good deeds, but very few of us can think good thoughts.

Cesare Pavese, Alma Elizabeth Murch (1961). “This Business of Living”, p.113, Transaction Publishers

A good deed is the best prayer.

Robert Green Ingersoll (1907). “The works of Robert G. Ingersoll”, p.4651, Library of Alexandria

Good deeds are many, but good lives are few.

Christina Rossetti (2008). “Poems and Prose”, p.266, OUP Oxford