Sentence examples for innate goodness from inspiring English sources

At the foundation of Buddhist teachings, Kornfield explains, is the idea that everyone is born good and, even if they stray from this innate goodness, people can always choose to turn back toward what is good.

"I think people have an innate goodness.

In doing so, we must learn to acknowledge- nay embrace- its innate goodness, decency and beauty.

Intellect and innate goodness save the day; the status quo is preserved.

Over and over again, Genesis emphasises the peaceful origins of the world, and its innate goodness.

They still believed in the innate goodness of people; I didn't.

If Ferdinand represents human malignity and Goya its frailty then Arrieta stands for man's innate goodness.

"He always failed because of an innate goodness which surely nauseated him".

Yet his innate goodness – that soft, precious side – is these days mostly hidden beneath an arrogant, flinty exterior.

Wang Yang-ming (sixteenth century) emphasized (as had Mencius) the innate goodness of the human mind-and-heart.

Like other atheistic existentialists, Mr Bowles put no store in a compassionate God, let alone the innate goodness of man.