I was astonished at the pleasure to be derived from doing good.

There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance

The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires.

J’ai été étonné du plaisir qu’on éprouve en faisant le bien.

Feeling good is a natural outcome of doing good; and doing good is a natural outcome of being good.

There may be human joy in doing good with definite purpose, but they who do good expecting nothing in return know a joy that is divine.

The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless.

Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.

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.

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

In all things we should try to make ourselves be as grateful as possible. For gratitude is a good thing for ourselves, in a manner in which justice, commonly held to belong to others, is not. Gratitude pays itself back in large measure.

People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.

To clothe truth in fitting words is to feel a satisfaction like that which comes of doing good deeds.

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.