And our first principle is, that God must be represented as he is; not as the author of all things, but of good only.
This is our first and great principle--God is the author of good only.
Let this then be one of our rules and principles concerning the gods, to which our poets and reciters will be expected to conform,--that God is not the author of all things, but of good only.
Objection 1: It would seem that the will is not of good only.
Under the first head there are three points of inquiry: (1) Whether the will is of good only?
And we must know that work is good only in as much as it helps to make life human,--that is, intelligent, moral and religious.
But fame is good only in so far as it gives power for good.
But to make pleasure an end is to thwart one's purpose, for joy is good only when it comes unbidden.
We may of course read for entertainment, as we may talk for entertainment; but this is merely a recreation of the mind, which is good only because it rests and prepares us for work.
It is plain from all this that good is good only so far as it has become one with its truth, and truth truth only so far as it has become one with its good.
Good of love is good only so far as it is united to truth of wisdom, and truth of wisdom truth only so far as it is united to good of love.
Good of love is good only so far as it is united to truth of wisdom, and truth of wisdom is truth only so far as it is united to good of love.
We tend to regard our own past as good only when we still find some value in the memory of it.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good only" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
