If you're talking about degrees of "good," I like michaelochurch's breakdown in this post:
http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/gervais-macle...
Exemplary > Heroic > Virtuous > Humane > Natural > Pliable > Corrupt > Sadistic > Calamitous
I've gotten the most mileage from his astute distinctions in the middle range.