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Social Engineering - The art of replacing what works with what sounds good. — Thomas Sowell

To become a good clinical neurologist, you have to be intensely interested by what the brain does, how it works, how it breaks down. — Allan H. Ropper

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government. — Manmohan Singh

A good friend of mine works at Oxfam and has been closely involved in the charity's aid efforts in Syria. — Michelle Dockery

What the left says sounds very good but, in practice, it works out very badly. — David Horowitz

Naked need is the occasion for God's giving, not a need adorned with the clean, elegant robes of respectability and good works. — Miroslav Volf

If someone doesn't know their Old Testament, they don't know right doctrine, right correction, and they can't be equipped for good works. — Randall Terry

And don't waste time worshipping Harmony. Doing good was the worship. — Brandon Sanderson

if you cannot get it all right, don't get it all wrong — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

That's how a good story works. It changes how you feel. It brings you to a greater appreciation, a greater joy, of your own existence. — Chuck Palahniuk

Jimmy Carr is a very nice man who works incredibly hard and has donated loads of money to good causes. He's done absolutely nothing illegal. — Rufus Hound

Works indeed are good, and God strictly requires them of us, but they do not make us holy. — Martin Luther

In this world, Evil works through countless surrogates. Its name is Legion. But Good works through surrogates, as well, and they are legion, too. — Dean Koontz

The good works of the unsaved may indeed benefit their fellow-creatures; but until life in Christ has been received, they cannot please God. — Hudson Taylor

Courier 12 is the Type-O blood of fonts - works just as good for a 'N.Y. Times' op-ed as a screenplay or a short story. — Andrew Vachss

I laugh at people who say things like 'I'm a good person, I just do bad things.' No, that's not how it works. What you do IS who you are. — Tucker Max

Life is a series of choices that we make, some of them are good, and some of them are not, but everything always works out in the end. — Micalea Smeltzer

She was a good person. She didn't deserve to die."
"I don't think it works that way. — Beth Revis

As Luther said, "God does not need our good works; our neighbor does. — Michael S. Horton

It's time that we move from good words to good works, from sound bites to sound solutions. — Hillary Clinton

A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22) — Joyce Meyer

Good works are links that form a chain
of love Mother Theresa — Mother Teresa

Our best performances are so stained with sin, that it is hard to know whether they are good works or bad works. — Charles Spurgeon

Good works begin with praise, worship, and honoring and exalting of God as the temper of one's whole waking life. — J.I. Packer

Do all things without grumbling. Why? You have a sovereign God who is on your side, who works everything together for your good. — John Piper

I want to be necessary and do good works. I ain't here to waste nobody's time, because I don't want you to waste mine. — Mos Def

Herbert Jemson was Methodist of the whole cloth: he was notoriously short on theology and a mile long on good works. — Harper Lee

A good man is called a man by his works — Tshikororo Raymond

Write the story, take out all the good lines, and see if it still works. — Ernest Hemingway,

God works all things together for your good. If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship towards the port — Charles Spurgeon

If one or two works from a body of work for an exhibition are what you would like to be remembered by, it is a good exhibition. — John Bellamy Foster

Fertilizer does no good in a heap, but a little spread around works miracles all over. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

That is how His Majesty [the Lord] rewards our good works
I mean, by predisposing us to perform better ones. — Teresa Of Avila

A good stallion woos his mare." ...
Being really well hung and turned on probably works in his favor," he added with a teasing smile. — Victoria Vane

Good works are continually being undone by the tons of hatred and anger which are being poured out on the world. — Swami Vivekananda

I'm a good counter comedian. I can just work it off with looks, or have something crazy to say back. That works for me. — Ice Cube

I am throwing all my good works overboard, and lashing myself to the plank of free grace; for I hope to swim to glory on it. — Charles Spurgeon

We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works. — Gerry Adams

PSA73.28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. — Anonymous

16In the same way, let your light shine before others, so n that [2] they may see your good works and o give glory to your Father who is in heaven. — Anonymous

For grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them. — Saint Augustine

Positively, the best thing a man can have to do, is nothing, and next to that perhaps - good works. — Charles Lamb

Is there any good works without grace? — Lailah Gifty Akita

You glorify God when you do good works. The — Tim Challies

The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. — Augustine Of Hippo

God works all things together for good. You were created for a purpose. God has a plan for your life. — Renee Swope

The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is destined for no good. — Jonah Goldberg

We are not justified by doing good works, but being justified we then do good. — William Jenkyn

The movement of the soul along the path of duty, under the influence of holy love to God, constitutes what we call good works. — Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

Don't forget what people intend to use for harm, God can use for His greater good. Let offenses slide today, and watch how God works! — Alisa Hope Wagner

When you face tests and persecution don't complain, but remember that everything works together for good for those who love God — Sunday Adelaja

Saints are slaves of good works.
Sages are slaves of wisdom.
Conquerors are slaves of victory. — Matshona Dhliwayo

When there's not enough time to do your best, do the best you can with the time you have. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Self-interest, be it enlightened, works indirectly for the public good. — William H. Prescott

Who are you then?"
"I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

The fig leaf garments of good works will never do! Faith in the blood of Christ is the only righteousness we can claim. — Ervin N. Hershberger

I never pretended to have a great voice. It works and I can carry a tune. If you have a good song, that's about all that's required. — Willie Nelson

Faith in action works and gets far good results than faith — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

Good works should always be rooted in the good news — Kevin DeYoung

Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters. — Criss Jami

We do good works, not in order to be saved, but because we are saved; not in order to earn God's favor, but with the favor of His help. — Alex Brett Harris

A good writer always works at the impossible. — John Steinbeck

May life continue to inspire you for good works and an, inevitable, outcome. May wisdom never fail your endeavors . . . — King Davis

Jesus Christ never died for our good works. They were not worth dying for. But he gave himself for our sins, according to the Scriptures. — Martin Luther

Good intentions and earnest effort are not enough. Only Jesus can make an otherwise futile life productive. — Charles R. Swindoll

People hurt each other. That's how it works. At least you were trying to do something good. Not everyone can say that much. — Tana French

I desire to leave to the men that come after me a remembrance of me in good works. — Alfred The Great

The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. - Psalm 145:9 KJV — Lynn Coulter

In our good works nothing is our own. — John Calvin

"These are Thy wondrous works, Parent of good, — Vautier Golding

The purpose of good works isn't to change us or save us; rather, it's the demonstration of the change within us. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

Religion + Good Works = Good Works
Solve for Religion. — Dan Barker

It is a common assumption that a person's good works will get them into Heaven. — Monica Johnson

The only thing that works is a good script! — Kajol

The best things in life are clean living, good works, and big saphires. And not in that order. — Lauren Bacall

Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them! — Charles Spurgeon

It's a good idea to pay attention to the world and try to understand how it works rather than how you would like it to work. — Matthew Crawford

He that loves works out good to those that he loves, as he is able. God's power and will are equal; what He wills He works. — John Owen

good works gathered in a thousand ages, such as deeds of generosity, or offerings to the blissful ones, a single flash of anger shatters them. — Santideva

15 For so is the will of God, that by your good works you would shut the mouth of the foolish who do not know God. — Janet M. Magiera

Humility, which is a virtue, is always fruitful in good works. — Thomas The Apostle

Good works are often spoiled by moving too quickly ... The good which God desires is accomplished almost by itself, without our even thinking of it. — Vincent De Paul

Show me who your friends are and I'll show you who you are. It works for me. Stay positive and good things happen. — Vanilla Ice

Saving faith is not the enemy of good works, but their only possible source. — Michael S. Horton

Once you do a joke and it works it's only good for so long, like shooting fish in a barrel. — Bill Burr

My unusual beauty tip is that I often use Vaseline to take my make up off. It works great and is good for sensitive skin. — Rachel Bilson

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil. — Niccolo Machiavelli

That's the thing about terrorism - it works. Especially for the terrorists - they might not get what they want but it feels damn good trying. — Craig Ferguson

The works of nature must all be accounted good. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Though language forms the preacher, 'Tis good works make the man. — Eliza Cook

Take advantage of this great opportunity in your life to live it well, to be good, to have good works, and to influence other people for good. — David B. Haight

I was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I'm used to making myself look as good as possible. — Julie Christie

Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works; evil works do not make a wicked man, but a wicked man does evil works. — Martin Luther

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works in the humility of wisdom. — Rick Joyner

I ain't got no reverse. I've learned, a little later in life, it works out pretty good to have one every once in a while. — Waylon Jennings

I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me. — Jack Dangermond

It is not your outward appearance that you should beautify, but your soul, adorning it with good works. — Clement Of Alexandria

The Good News does not hinge on words like do or change but on the powerless, irrelevant, and frightening words like belief and faith. — Mark Galli

Whatever good works ye send on before [death] ... ye shall find with God. — Elijah Muhammad

A closed mind is like a parachute malfunction, a mind like a parachute only works if it is fully open. — Brian Michael Good