Greater Good Quotes

“If you don't live a life in service of a greater good, you've gotta at least die a death in service of a greater good, you know? And I fear that I won't get either a life or a death that means anything.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“First, individual rights cannot be sacrificed for the sake of the general good, and second, the principles of justice that specify these rights cannot be premised on any particular vision of the good life. What justifies the rights is not that they maximize the general welfare or otherwise promote the good, but rather that they comprise a fair framework within which individuals and groups can choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others.”
― Michael J. Sandel, Liberalism and Its Critics

“Bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya:

For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.”
― Gautama Buddha

“I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“The theistic philosopher has a tendency to devalue insufficient worldviews, ideologies, and quite often common sense for the greater good, and in such cases, one should not be discouraged when seen as a bad guy. If he stresses over man's perception of a righteous heart, then he has given his heart to man.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“I cannot encourage any fabrication even for the sake of making people feel good. If I were to fabricate consciously and knowingly, I would not only be ordaining myself their enemy, but also ordaining myself God's enemy.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Good and Evil are opposite points on a circle, Dr. Chiver. Greater good is just halfway back to Bad.”
― Sheri Holman, The Dress Lodger

“How do you measure the life of one person against the greater good? Can it ever be the right thing to sacrifice an innocent person? And how do you know what the greater good really is?”
― Amy Engel, The Book of Ivy

“He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But had he done this he would not have been Socrates. He valued his conscience--and the truth-- higher than life.”
― Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

“Honor cannot be coveted too dearly, young lady. Sometimes it must be laid down for the good of others.”
― F.C. Yee, The Shadow of Kyoshi

“We have to stand up for what is right--
work, march, struggle for what is right--
but we must stay vigilant that it is for the good of all”
― Shellen Lubin

“Ultimate power is singular. It does not desire friends or allies nor work towards a greater good. It is an end to itself. A black hole which consumes everything it touches including the one who wields it. Still, few can resist its lure.”
― Jeffrey Fry

“I looked at the faces around me, wondering what was going to happen to me ... wondering when I would see Father again.
"I will help you.”
― M.L LeGette, The Unicorn Girl

“Crimes for a greater good are still crimes.”
― Thomm Quackenbush, Flies to Wanton Boys

“Please! think beyond I, me, myself. This is for the greater good~Vitthal”
― Kanika Sharma, Bikram and Vitthal

“There is no greater way to destroy the negative rhetoric in our culture than to consistently live out a greater good.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Better to take sin upon . . . one’s own shoulders . . . than allow harm . . . to befall others. Sometimes a person . . . has an obligation . . . to act in the interest of the . . . greater good.”
― Alexis Henderson, The Year of the Witching

“The individual is drawn by two forces. First, the spirits desire of uniting all spirits. Second, a mixture of survival, fear and mainly ego. Each state or government consists [currently] of individuals who may or may not be aware of their own [inner] imbalance - which directly [influence] within and through most of our efforts. Moreover, the idea that machines are perfect and only humans make mistakes - who then, creates, the machines. If I am flawed and make mistakes, there is potential for voluntary or involuntary imperfections, exotic or not.

Too much spirituality can lead to inaction, and inaction can lead to devastation, our Cosmos is not entirely peaceful.

Balance.”
― Monaristw

“Discard all shortsightedness,
Do away with all narrowmindedness.
Move high, from "my, my, my",
Be a champion of collective progress!”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“Naskar the person died long ago, now what lives in front of you, and indeed within you, is Naskar the idea - the idea of one humanity - the idea of a harmonious humanity - a humanity that places the benefit of the neighbor above the benefit of the self - a humanity that places the significance of shared joy above the joy of the individual - a humanity that lives not in a chaotic planet, but in a truly intertwined conscientious society.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Fabric of Humanity

“What I want to hear from museums in their vision statements is about the greater good, and that greater good is more than service audiences, it's about helping a country find truth, find insight, find nuance, and in many ways, what I hope that cultural institutions like this can do is that they're better suited than most to define reality and to give hope.”
― Lonnie G. Bunch III

“The individual is drawn by [at least] two forces. First, the spirits desire of uniting with all spirits. Second, a mixture of survival, fear and mainly ego. Each state or government consists [currently] of individuals who may or may not be aware of their own [inner] imbalance - which directly [influence] within and through most of our efforts.

Moreover, the idea that machines are perfect and only humans make mistakes - who then, creates, the machines. If I am flawed and make mistakes, there is potential for voluntary or involuntary imperfections, exotic or not.

Too much spirituality can lead to inaction, and inaction can lead to devastation, Cosmos is not entirely peaceful, she has her gradients too.

Balance.”
― Psixomaxaristw

“Be empowered this day knowing that every struggle is leading you to a better, greater you.”
― Germany Kent

“Those who will refuse to see the greater light within themselves, forfeit their shine in the world to come.”
― Rajinder Jhol, Shine

“I proly should be like Abby and give up my spot on the nice list for some greater good, but I’ve been down that road before, and I have to say, it sucks.”
― Sandra L. Rostirolla, Making Friends With Monsters

“You are young, child. You have much to learn about the ways of the world-'

'Do not,' Rhys said with deadly quiet, 'condescend to her.' The eldest queen- who was but a child to him, to his centuries of existence- had the good sense to look nervous at that tone. Rhys's eyes were glazed, his face as unforgiving as his voice as he went on, 'Do not insult Feyre for speaking with her heart, with compassion for those who cannot defend themselves, when you speak from only selfishness and cowardice.'

The eldest stiffened. 'For the greater good-'

'Many atrocities,' Rhys purred, 'have been done in the name of the greater good.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Mist and Fury

“The true greatness of the frontier lies embedded between men of character, those that stride in the face of danger, and despite the odds, these champions sacrifice for the greater good.”
― Trent Lindsey, Those Wyrd and Wonderful

“They sacrifice innocents, ethical and good people with unfairness, injustice and torture to save guilty, unethical and bad people just because the latter pretend and serve majority thinking they secure the greater good but the only thing they achieve is transforming the greater good into greater evil.”
― Maria Karvouni

“To preserve peace, we have to make sacrifices" the prince continued. "The world doesn't exist in black or white, or right and wrong. Sometimes, to survive, we have to do our best. And sometimes bad things must be done for the greater good."
Like murder.”
― Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods

“I'd sat on the sidelines for too long, hid from the responsibility, if such existed, to my fellow man. I could do as I'd done for decades, keep my head down, live my life. And everyone else be damned. But I felt the old stirring, the old call. The need to do better, to be better. To help. In the end, it wasn't even a difficult decision.”
― J.T. Nicholas, Re-Coil