68 Good Quotes

Be encouraged by these good quotes that offer positive thoughts about life, kindness, faith, friendship, work, and making the most of each day. There are so many good quotations that choosing the best ones is never easy, but sometimes a few simple words are all we need to change our outlook.

What makes a quote good is often the way it makes us stop and think. It may encourage us when life is difficult, remind us to appreciate the people around us, or inspire us to do something good for someone else. Other quotes simply help us see an everyday situation from a different perspective.

As you read through these quotes, may you find words that encourage you to look for the good, appreciate what you have, and remember that even small choices can make a positive difference in your life and in the lives of others.

Updated September 25, 2026, by Catherine Pulsifer.

Good Quotes About Life

Life brings both good days and difficult ones, but our attitude and the choices we make can help us appreciate the journey.

Nothing can possibly be conceived in the world, or even out of it, which can be called good, without qualification, except a good will.
Immanuel Kant

Don’t wait until tomorrow - live today! It's up to you to make it good in every way.
Catherine Pulsifer, It's Up To You

For every smile there is a tear; for every mile both hope and fear; when some are gay some must be sad; along our way are good and bad. It's life.
Edgar A. Guest, It's Life

In the end, life is good because life is what you make it. It all boils down to our attitude and how we view the world around you.
Catherine Pulsifer

Every morning when you get out of bed, remind yourself that life is good—and that you're lucky to be alive.
Jennifer Shoquist

The secret to a good life you see is to be positive, thankful, and happy. To lend a helping hand - to give back and not demand.
Catherine Pulsifer, The Good Life I Sought

The good life is love shared and given, that truly is good livin.
Catherine Pulsifer, What Is A Good Life

Good Quotes About Attitude And Positivity

A positive attitude does not make every problem disappear, but it can help us see possibilities instead of focusing only on what is wrong.

Starting your day out on a positive note can make the difference between a good day or a bad day. And first thing in the morning usually determines the type of day we will have.
Catherine Pulsifer

Sometimes, it is so easy to see the negative and accept it, however, when you look for the positive, the good in a situation you will see it.
Catherine Pulsifer

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
Marianne Williamson

So often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.
Tom Brady

Focus on the blessings of the day. Find the good in everything that your life journey will bring!
Catherine Pulsifer, Count Your Blessings

Alter your attitude and look for the good - let things evolve as they should.
Catherine Pulsifer, For Everything There Is A Season

Look for the good in life, as you can always find trouble in life's stormy days and in the rain puddles.
Catherine Pulsifer, Don't Go Looking For Trouble

Good Quotes About Character And Kindness

Doing good is often found in ordinary choices - treating others kindly, living by our principles, and helping when we have the opportunity.

The foundation of justice is good faith.
Cicero

When some one "knocks" a brother, pass around the loving cup - say something good about him even if you have to make it up.
Unknown, Say Something Good

Through each selfless act, you light the way, champion of good, in our community's array.
Catherine Pulsifer, Champion Of Good

It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
Arthur Calwell

Not for the sake of the gold, not for the sake of the fame....I would be brave and be true just for the good I can do.
Edgar A. Guest, Purpose

So send kind thoughts to all mankind where'er the skies extend; for each thought, be it good or bad, will come back in the end.
David V. Bush, The Spoken Word

I will tell you a wonderful trick - that will bring you contentment, good cheer, and joy - do something for somebody, quick!
Unknown, How To Be Happy

Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; try to use ordinary situations.
Charles Richter

And many drops drawn from the ocean, can make the great sea go dry; then, can you not see the good we may do, if you and I, brothers, just try?
Leonora Milliken Boss, A Lesson

Respect is showing manners that are good and loving others in our neighborhood.
Catherine Pulsifer, Respect Is

Strength of character, goodness, loving-kindness, and quiet self-sacrifice are worth all the talents in the world.
George Henry Lewes, Greatness To Character

Do all the good you can, and make as little fuss about it as possible.
Charles Dickens

No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed.
Lawrence G. Lovasik

Good Quotes About Friendship And Family

The good people in our lives make happy times better and difficult days easier to face.

Friendships play an important role in our life. They are important in the good times, and many times more important in the tough times.
Catherine Pulsifer

Good friends, good times, and good wishes on your birthday!
Author Unknown

There are many people I think of during the day but you are one who is special in every way. I think about you and wonder is your day good or full of thunder?
Samatha Anne Marie Lynch, Special In Every Way

Be grateful for these people in your life who will stand by you in the good and the strife.
Catherine Pulsifer, Perfect Family

Friends are an important part of our lives. They celebrate with us on good days and they are a shoulder to cry on during bad days. Friends encourage us and motivate us.
V. Ashiedu

Being a parent will make you glad but there will be times you feel sad focus and cherish the good times keep looking forward as you climb
Catherine Pulsifer, Being A Parent

Good Quotes About Success And Work

Good work, worthwhile goals, and determination can give us a sense of purpose while moving us closer to the success we seek.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it.
Oprah Winfrey

Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger wind, the stronger trees.
Douglas Malloch

Good hard work kills mighty few, probably 'twill not hurt you; keep hustling.
George Loarts, Keep Hustling

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
John D. Rockefeller

You think that the failures are many, you think the successes are few, but you judge by the rule of the penny, and not by the good that men do.
Edgar A. Guest, The Real Successes

What good are words, if there is no action. Action is needed, for satisfaction.
Julie Hebert, Words Without Actions

Life is good when you set goals to complete - a sense of purpose to reach that star, not retreat.
Catherine Pulsifer, Goals To Complete

Good work each and every day, will bring success our way.
Catherine Pulsifer, Each and Every Day

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
Aristotle

Don't follow a model that doesn't work. If the recipe sucks, it doesn't matter how good a cook you are.
Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

Take a good look at your failure, and then say with gritty determination, "You're not going to keep me down! I may be defeated, but I'm not giving up!
Carl Sommer

It felt good to say who I wanted to be. Remember, make it till you make it.
Chase Jarvis, Creative Calling

Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Good Quotes About Faith And Hope

Faith and hope remind us that good can still be ahead, even when we cannot yet see how things will work out.

To be what God pleases, to do a man's best and to have a good heart, is the way to be blest.
Lordy Byron, The Way To Be Blest

Let us scatter seeds of kindness,
And then trust in God's good will;
Winona Lewis, Scatter Seeds Of Kindness

Hope is the expectation of the good things that are yet to come.
David Jeremiah

This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it or use it for good, but what I do today is important because I am exchanging a day of my life for it.
Dr. Heartsill Wilson, A New Day

God created the world, filled it with goodness, and then gave it away. He handed us the keys. He created a world perfectly suited to sustain the human race.
Andy Stanley

Faith warms our soul with good desire, though we be greatly tried.
B. E. Warren, What Faith Does

The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.
C. S. Lewis

Christmas. The word itself inspires feelings of joy and good will for most, yet sadness and despair for others. Celebrating a day when the greatest gift to the entire world was bestowed upon us from Heaven should be a day of great joy.
Tim Gilroy

Good Quotes About Gratitude And Contentment

Recognizing what is already good in our lives can help us develop gratitude, contentment, and a greater appreciation for simple blessings.

Don't confuse having less with being less, having more with being more. Who you are is far more important than what you have or what you do.
Nicky Gumbel

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.
Eckhart Tolle

Beauty comes from embracing who you are.
Lindsey Leavitt

It's hard to detect good luck, it looks so much like something you've earned.
Frank A. Clark

Gardening is good for our bodies. It's good for our souls, and it's certainly good for our minds.
Bonnie Sparrman

Good mashed potato is one of the great luxuries of life.
Lindsey Bareham

More Good Quotes To Think About

These final good quotes offer thoughts about books, change, decisions, helping others, and the many lessons we encounter along the way.

Good books cost you little in money, but they may cost you years and decades of toil and labor and energy if permitted to pass through life without knowing the finer ideal of life revealed in books.
Unknown, Books

Staying stuck in the past and what we had hinders us from moving on with our lives. And many times when we look back a year from now we can see perhaps it was a good thing to let it go!
Catherine Pulsifer

Why does good appear when goodbye means I disappear. What's the good in not seeing you it just means that I will be blue.
Kate Summers, Why Does Good

The broadest, and maybe the most meaningful definition of volunteering: Doing more than you have to because you want to, in a cause you consider good.
Ivan Scheier

Be determined to have a good year you will face challenges but you can overcome. If your attitude is positive and of good cheer the year can be one that is awesome!
Catherine Pulsifer, An Awesome Year

If you put good people in bad systems you get bad results. You have to water the flowers you want to grow.
Stephen Covey

Creativity is important in building self-confidence as well as good mental health.
Richard Carroll

Use your knowledge, weigh the good and the bad - don't hesitate, don't just go with the fad - be true to yourself and your beliefs
Catherine Pulsifer, Make A Decision

Conclusion

Good words can encourage us, but the greatest difference comes when we put those words into practice. Looking for the good does not mean pretending that life is always easy. It means choosing to appreciate our blessings, learn from our challenges, and recognize the opportunities we have to make each day a little better.

May these good quotes remind you to keep a positive outlook, value the people who matter, lend a helping hand when you can, and never underestimate the good that can come from one thoughtful word or simple act of kindness.

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