“Zen is the spirit of a man. Zen believes in his inner purity and goodness. Whatever is superadded or violently torn away, injures the wholesomeness of the spirit. Zen, therefore, is emphatically against all religious conventionalism.” MenBelieveSpiritReligiousGoodnessPurityTornWholesomeness Book:An Introduction to Zen Buddhism Source: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
“A good man will honor him who lives up to his religious profession, whatever it be.” MenReligionReligiousHonorGoodnessProfessionGood Man Author:Samuel Richardson
“When you see your fellow religious man, don't call him brother; but when you see a man of honour, a man of goodness, a man of peace, a man of ethics, now you can call him as your brother!” MenPeaceReligiousBrotherGoodnessEthicsFellowsHonourYour Brother Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“As it is impossible to verbally describe the sweetness of honey to one who has never tasted honey, so the goodness of God cannot be clearly communicated by way of teaching if we ourselves are not able to penetrate into the goodness of the Lord by our own experience.” IfsWayInspirationalAbleChristianReligiousLordImpossibleTeachingGoodnessOrthodoxHoneySweetnessPenetrateGoodness Of God Author:Saint Basil