Citations about finding the good from religious texts 
(in alphabetical order by the name of the religion)

Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. --- Christianity

 

Sift out the good from the many things you hear, and follw them; sift out the good from the many things you see and remember them. --- Confucianism

 

As the ant collects grains of sugar from among grains of salt, so should you seek the good in the world from among the bad. --- Hinduism

 

Our eyes may see some uncleanliness, but let not our minds see things that are not clean. Our ears may hear some uncleanliness, but let not our minds hear things that are not clean --- Shintoism

 

Observe all the white around you, but remember all the black that is there. --- Taoism

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From the book, Oneness: Great Principles Shared by All Religions, by Jeffrey Moses