When You Do A Good Deed Quotes & Sayings

We will take the good-will for the deed. — Francois Rabelais

No good deed goes unpunished - Oscar Wilde — Allen Mack

When you want to make a beginning of a good deed, first prepare for temptations, which will come to you, and don't doubt the truth of that which you do for God. — Isaac Of Nineveh

Well, I can feel superior for my good deed." I flashed him a smile. "How's that for a selfish reason? — Kim Harrington

When you have done a good deed that another has had the benefit of, why do you need a third reward-as fools do-praise for having done well or looking for a favor in return. — Marcus Aurelius

Karma, simply put, is an action for an action ... good or bad. — Stephen Richards

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed. — Vincent Van Gogh

Every good deed is glory to God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The Revolutionist is a doomed man. He has no private interests, no affairs, sentiments, ties, property nor even a name of his own. His entire being is devoured by one purpose, one thought, one passion - the revolution. Heart and soul, not merely by word but by deed, he has severed every link with the social order and with the entire civilized world; with the laws, good manners, conventions, and morality of that world. He is its merciless enemy and continues to inhabit it with only one purpose - to destroy it. — Sergey Nechayev

Like a stone thrown into a pond, a good deed can create ripples that extend far beyond the initial splash. — Jeanne Phillips

What good deed can government do for religion? The best deed of all: leave it free and unencumbered, burdened by neither enmity nor amity. — Edwin Gaustad

As we have pointed out, the principle of the tree of knowledge is to be independent of God. It means that we make our decisions independently. Although Cain performed a good deed, it was independent of God. Everything that is good yet independent of God results in death. This is similar to insulation which severs the flow of electricity. Regardless of the substance that is used as insulation - it may even be diamond - electricity is cut off nonetheless. As long as it causes insulation, it does not matter whether the material is good or bad. Likewise, if a thing keeps us away from God, it brings death, regardless of how good it is. — Witness Lee

A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is a bad as an act of cruelty to a human being. — Muhammad

Renew your intention EVERY day, EVERY time you pray, and EVERY time you are about to do a good deed or else shaytan will lead your heart and mind astray. — Omar Suleiman

God's grace is the strength for every good deed. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back. — Charles De Lint

Make life about more than just you. Take the world around you and transform it for the sake of others. Do a good deed for your neighbor; smile at strangers; volunteer for a bigger purpose and don't except anything in return. The first step of redemption is digging yourself out of the hole you dug around yourself and dedicating your time to others. When the world stops revolving around your comfort zone and draws in the needs of others, you may quickly break the chains that hold you down from reaching your ultimate goal. — Leigh Hershkovich