102 Good People Quotes For The Best People In Your Life

Deepthi Reddy
Dec 12, 2023 By Deepthi Reddy
Originally Published on Jan 29, 2021
Edited by Monisha Kochhar
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Good people are a rare find.

A good person is always willing to help people around them. People with great heart come into our life when we need help.

Some say they are God sent, some credit it to destiny.  These good people change our little world. Good people quotes express the thoughts of good people. They influence others to be good and do good.

Here we bring a list of good people quotes, to thank your influencers, appreciate and motivate them to be good people. If you are looking for more cool quotes you may check you are special quotes and [a good man quotes].

Famous Quotes About Good People

We meet many people every day. Good people are often rare to find. Even when we find them it takes some time to realize they are good people who are trying to help us with their presence. Here are some cool good people quotes.

1."It takes a great man to be a good listener."

– Calvin Coolidge.

2."Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value."

-Albert Einstein.

3."You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."

-Mae West.

This saying by Nelson Mandela is the best saying in life.

4."A winner is a dreamer who never gives up."

-Nelson Mandela.

5."Good conversations with right people are priceless."

-Anonymous*.

6."He who stops being better stops being good."

Oliver Cromwell.

7."You have to believe in yourself when nobody else does."

– John Assaraf.

8."Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out."

- John Wooden.

9."It is a kingly act to assist the fallen."

– Mother Teresa.

'Be A Good Person' Quotes

Being a good person is not difficult. But 'How to be a good person?' is a question that comes to our mind. As it is always said good people always be in good company. So surround yourself with good people. Quotes that can help you become a good person can be found below.

10."If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble."

-Nelson Mandela.

11."The most wonderful gift one human being can give to another is in some way to make that person’s life a little bit better to live."

– John Assaraf.

12."Never stop being a good person because of bad people."

- Anonymous*.

13."If you judge people, you have no time to love them."

– Mother Teresa.

14."When you’re good to others, you’re best to yourself."

-Benjamin Franklin 'Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1748'.

15."It doesn’t matter where you came from. All that matters is where you are going."

- Brian Tracy.

16."A bad system will beat a good person every time."

-W. Edwards Deming.

16."Life is a long lesson in humility."

-James M. Barrie.

17."You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action."

– Tony Robbins.

18."Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful"

-Imam Ali.

19."Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson.

20."I'm just thankful I'm surrounded by good people."

-Jon Pardi.

21."If you’re a good person, the goodness will continue through your descendants."

-Diane von Furstenberg.

22."Believe you can and you're halfway there."

-Theodore Roosevelt.

23."I am trying to be a good person. I am trying to be myself, and if nobody likes me for me, that is their problem."

-Evan Rachel Wood.

24."Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind."

-Taylor Swift.

25."If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor."

– Eleanor Roosevelt.

26."Life imposes things on you that you can’t control, but you still have the choice of how you’re going to live through this."

— Celine Dion.

27."I’m surrounded by nothing but great people."

-Tim Duncan.

28."Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests."  

-Derek Jeter.

29."Success to me is being a good person, treating people well. "

-David LaChapelle.

Must Read Inspirational Quotes For Everyone

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Life is a flow, a journey that teaches us many things every day. Good people encourage you to not be afraid but to take a leap in life. Here are nice and must-read inspirational quotes and good people quotes.

30."I don’t believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It’s a mean thing, life."

George Clooney.

31."Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones."

– Theodore Roosevelt.

32."Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

-Barack Obama.

33."A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

-David Brinkley.

34."Listening to people and giving everyone a voice is one of the greatest things you can do."

-Jeet Banerjee.

35."Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

-Winston S. Churchill.

36."Better slip with foot than tongue."

- Benjamin Franklin 'Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1734'.

37."If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time."

-Steve Jobs.

38."Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do."

-Nelson Mandela.

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

-Oprah Winfrey.

40."Success is not a mystery. It is a science."

– John Assaraf.

41."It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

-Confucius.

42."Life’s tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid."

– John Wayne.

43."In a day, when you don't come across any problems - you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path."

Swami Vivekananda.

44."Find your course & remain steadfast to its outcome."

-Toussaint Louverture.

45."Victorious warriors win first and then go to war while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win."

– Sun Tzu.

46."If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."

-Nelson Mandela.

47."Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears."

-Les Brown.

48."Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."

-Winston Churchill.

This quote by Mother Teresa is the best about kindness.

49."If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

– Mother Teresa.

50."Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small."

-Tim Ferriss.

51."I just want people to know that I'm a good person, and I'm not a thug like everybody thinks I am."

- Kane Brown.

52."If everyone were a good person, it'd obviously be a better world."

-Aaron Paul.

'You Are Amazing' Quotes

If a person says 'You are amazing,' understand that there is something very special about you. Here we bring some awesome good people quotes that truly mean you are special.

53."Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else."

-Margaret Mead.

54."Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing."

-Abraham Lincoln.

55."I define a good person as somebody who is fully conscious of their own limitations."

-John Bradshaw.

56."Lead from the back -- and let others believe they are in front."

-Nelson Mandela.

57."Be bold, child. You are rare and you are brazen light."

-Nicole Lyons.

58."Only in the darkness can you see the stars."

-Martin Luther King Jr.

59."It’s important to remember that we all have magic inside us."

-J.K. Rowling.

60."Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out."

-John Wooden.

61."Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."

-John D. Rockefeller.

62."The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."

-Mark Twain.

63."A right Heart exceeds all."

-Benjamin Franklin 'Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739'.

64."Great people do things before they are ready."

-Amy Poehler.

65."Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream."

-Paulo Coelho.

66."Profound joy of the heart is like a magnet that indicates the path of life."

― Mother Teresa.

67."You’re amazing just the way you are."

– Bruno Mars, 'Just The Way You Are'.

68."You are amazing person with unique talents. Have faith in your abilities.'

– Lailah Gifty Akita.

69.'You must know that you are great. Never forget that.'

– Gurumayi Chidvilasananda.

70."Always keep your smile. That’s how I explain my long life."

– Jeanne Calment.

71."I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness."

– Mother Teresa.

72."I know I'm a good person."

-Liam Hemsworth.

73."When I fight someone who's not a good person, I want to beat him."

- Jon Jones.

74."I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing."

- Leah Remini.

75."I'd rather be a good person off the field than a good baseball player on the field."

-Bryce Harper.

Incredible Quotes About Good People In Your Life

We meet many good people in our life. However, we sometimes forget to credit them for the changes they bring in our life. Parents, siblings, friends, cousins, relatives, and more. These good people quotes are for those good people in your life.

76."You spend time with your family? Good. Because a man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man."

– Don Vito Corleone.

77."Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face."

-George Elliot.

78."Thank you for all your love and support throughout the years. You have been my rock, mom."

- Anonymous*.

79."If you ever want to torture my dad, tie him up and right in front of him, refold a map incorrectly."

– Cathy Ladman.

80."One of the greatest gifts I’ve ever gotten came from God. I call him daddy."

– Unknown*.

81."No one in this world can love a girl more than her father."

– Michael Ratnadeepak.

82."Daddy, thanks for being my hero, chauffeur, financial support, listener, life mentor, friend, guardian, and simply being there every time I need a hug."

– Agatha Stephanie Lin.

83."The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."

—William Blake.

84."Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."

—Marcel Proust.

85."The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."

—Dalai Lama.

86."A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

– Walter Winchell.

87."Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile."

-Albert Einstein.

88."Intense love does not measure, it just gives."

– Mother Teresa.

89."I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum."

-Desmond Tutu as quoted in the Christian Science Monitor, 20 December 1984.

90."We must never be afraid to be a sign of contradiction for the world."

― Mother Teresa.

91."I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

-Nelson Mandela.

92."Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."

-Arthur Conan Doyle.

93."You have influenced my life in such positive way words cannot express my appreciation, you are truly an inspiration."

– Catherine Pulsifer.

94."You changed my life without even trying, and I don’t think I could ever tell you how much you mean to me. I can’t imagine what things would be like if I hadn’t met you."

– Steve Maraboli.

95."One day, someone is going to hug you so tight…"

-Unknown*.

96."Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny."

-C.S. Lewis.

97."Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true."

-Swami Vivekananda.

98."Qualities such as ‘nice, honest, kind, happy, relaxed, sincere, innocent’ are frowned upon as weaknesses. Yet these values are the essence of a good person."

-Fennel Hudson 'Wild Carp - Fennel's Journal - No. 4'.

99."Be a good person, it is easier than pretending to be a good person."

― Nitin Namdeo.

100."Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down."

-Wilson Mizner.

101."A lot of hard work is hidden behind nice things."

-Ralph Lauren.

102."Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects."

- Jenni Rivera.

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Written by Deepthi Reddy

Master of Business Administration

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Deepthi ReddyMaster of Business Administration

With an MBA under her belt, Deepthi has discovered her true calling in content writing. Her writing repertoire is diverse, covering travel, movies, pet care, parenting, animals and birds, and more. Her joy of learning and creating has helped her craft well-written and engaging articles. When she isn't writing, Deepthi enjoys exploring new cultures, trying different foods, and spending quality time with her two children aged 7 and 12.

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