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> # Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money...

[Henry Ward Beecher](https://quotesby.net/Henry-Ward-Beecher)\#10

[Character](https://quotesby.net/topics/character/)[Humanity](https://quotesby.net/topics/humanity/)[Kindness](https://quotesby.net/topics/kindness/)[Values](https://quotesby.net/topics/values/)[Wealth](https://quotesby.net/topics/wealth/)

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Good character and kindness hold greater value than intellectual attainment or financial wealth.In plain termsBeing a good person matters more than being smart or rich.What can you take from it?Prioritize character over achievements or assets.

### Where it applies

- ethical decision making
- personal growth
- leadership

### Putting it to work

- focus on integrity
- value relationships over status

### Questions to consider

- What defines a life well lived?
- How do you measure worth?

### Another view

Knowledge and money are also essential for solving practical problems in society.

## More from Henry Ward Beecher

1. > Every artist dips his brush into his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

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2. > Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry a man above his fellows …

[Permalink to quote \#11](https://quotesby.net/Henry-Ward-Beecher/11/ "Permalink to quote 11")
3. > The common schools are the stomachs of the country in which all people that come to us are assimilated within a generation. When a lion eats an ox, the lion do…

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