Quotes About Virtue

A man of bad character punishes his own soul.

Men of few words are the best men." (3.2.41)

There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man.

In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.

The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

People often tell me I could be a great man. I'd rather be a good man.

It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.

By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three.

Kind words do not cost much. They never blister the tongue or lips. They make other people good-natured. They also produce their own image on men's souls, and a beautiful image it is.

The greatest test of a man's character is his tongue.

All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.

In my idea General Washington is the greatest man; for I look upon him as the most virtuous.

A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults.

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.

The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue.

The greatest possesion of man is character

I am looking for an honest man.

Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven.

I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But i do know what the heart of a good man is like. And it is terrible.

Disobedience, in the eyes of any one who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience that progress has been made, through disobedience and through rebellion.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man.

There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.

A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.