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To will is human, to will the bad is of fallen nature, but to will the good is of Grace. — John Calvin

It is part of our human nature to question what we know and what we don't know. — Brian Michael Good

Since humans are social animals, you're basically only as good as your reputation. — A.D. Aliwat

Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian. — Benjamin Whichcote

You're either good, or you're clever. — Mackenzi Lee

Humans can be as good as they can be bad. Because goodness and evil both are biological traits of the mind. — Abhijit Naskar

There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil. — Benjamin Haydon

Human nature stays the same, the one thing that stays constant, like death and taxes. And people still want good stories! — Alison Owen

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures. — Samuel Richardson

Cheerfulness is full of significance: it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature. — Charles Kingsley

The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward. — Mencius

Do not let the evil become our masters, but make the good reign upon the world. — Abhijit Naskar

Good and evil are both fundamental features of the human mind. — Abhijit Naskar

...the ugliest things in human nature are perversions of good and innocent things. — C.S. Lewis

How do evil people find the strength to do good? — Keith Hollihan

Good-nature and good-sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine. — Alexander Pope

Exactly what the powers of hell feed on: the best instincts in man. — Philip K. Dick

Tell them that we have some good in us, too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. That's why we've got to make sure we pass it on. — Billie Letts

If you let people follow their feelings, they will be able to do good. This is what is meant by saying that human nature is good. — Mencius

The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial. — Xunzi

But, ah me! where is the faultless human creature who can persevere in a good resolution, without sometimes failing and falling back? — Wilkie Collins

The purpose of the gospel is to make bad men good and good men better, and to change human nature. — David O. McKay

Man is meant for good but designed for evil. — Raheel Farooq

There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste. — Bertolt Brecht

For all good and evil, whether in the body or in human nature, originates ... in the soul, and overflows from thence, as from the head into the eyes. — Plato

How good a society does human nature permit? How good a human nature does society permit? — Abraham H. Maslow

The way I see it, the impossible happens all the time; but we're so good at taking it for granted, we forget it was once impossible. — Neal Shusterman

Anyone who attacks individual charity, attacks human nature and casts contempt on personal dignity. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Gospel of Jesus Christ can make bad men good and good men better, can alter human nature, and can change human lives. — David O. McKay

If you want to ask how evil begins, just look to basic human nature. What's good gets bent, and bad is the inevitable result. — Anonymous

Only one kind of species of animals bites the hand that feeds them - mankind. — Fakeer Ishavardas

A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles. — William Wordsworth

Maybe I feel like I need to witness a good dose of human nature at its worst before I enter the real world. It'll be less of a shock. — Colleen Hoover

People started down the road with good intentions, but the moment the road became rough or difficult, they'd abandon it. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Look Below and You'll feel Rich,
Look Above and You'll feel Poor — Vineet Raj Kapoor

All we've got left to protect here is a system that's set up to promote the meanest possibilities in human nature and make them look good. — William Gaddis

Human nature is good, just as water seeks low ground. There is no man who is not good, just as there is no water that does not flow downward. — Mencius

We're all a grab bag of good and eveil, and by and large can't tell which is which — Madeleine L'Engle

Poor God, how often He is blamed for all the suffering in the
world. It's like praising Satan for allowing all the good that happens. — E.A. Bucchianeri

People are attracted more towards bad things because being good has been turned into a boring duty. No adrenaline & dopamine rush, no rewards! — Saurabh Sharma

You don't have to be ashamed feel down, to have a good cry; we are human after all and it's the part of humanity. — Euginia Herlihy

People need to make sure they have a good humor spark plug inside them that can be ignited at any moment when required. — Wes Adamson

If mankind is naturally good, he is sure going against his nature more and more of the time. It sounds like a bad joke: the paranoids are after us. — Herbert Gold

Here were we wretched creatures of men making for each other's throats, and outraging the good earth which God had made so fair a habitation. — John Buchan

All good and evil, whether in the body or in human nature, originates in the soul, and overflows from thence, as if from the head into the eyes. — Plato

Human nature is disposed to do good. — Mencius

Mencius said that human nature is good. I disagree with that. — Xun Zi

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. — George Orwell