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An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. no reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.
-Maurice Maeterlinck
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An Act Of Goodness Is Of Itself

Maurice Maeterlinck
An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. no reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.
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Many of our feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction have their roots in how we compare ourselves to others. when we compare ourselves to those who have more, we feel bad. when we compare ourselves to those who have less, we feel grateful. even though the truth is we have exactly the same life either way, our feelings about our life can vary tremendously based on who we compare ourselves with. compare yourself with those examples that are meaningful but that make you feel comfortable with who you are and what you have.
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The only thing that really matters is that there be an action of goodness, love and intelligence in living. is goodness individual or collective, is love personal or impersonal, is intelligence yours, mine or somebody else? if it is yours or mine then it is not intelligence, or love, or goodness. if goodness is an affair of the individual or of the collective, according to one's particular preference or decision, then it is no longer goodness.
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You can be good for the mere sake of goodness; you cannot be bad for the mere sake of badness. you can do a kind action when you are not feeling kind and when it gives you no pleasure, simply because kindness is right; but no one ever did a cruel action simply because cruelty is wrong - only because cruelty is pleasant or useful to him, in other words, badness cannot succeed even in being bad in the same way in which goodness is good. goodness is, so to speak, itself: badness is only spoiled goodness. and there must be something good first before it can be spoiled.
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