Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by John Mason Good

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English scientist John Mason Good.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
John Mason Good

John Mason Good, English writer on medical, religious and classical subjects, was born at Epping, Essex.

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool. — © John Mason Good
Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.
The perfection of an art consists in the employment of a comprehensive system of laws, commensurate to every purpose within its scope, but concealed from the eye of the spectator; and in the production of effects that seem to flow forth spontaneously, as though uncontrolled by their influence, and which are equally excellent, whether regarded individually, or in reference to the proposed result.
Happiness consists in activity. It is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.
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