Ben Jonson Quotes

The esteem of wise and good men is the greatest of all temporal encouragements to virtue; and it is a mark of an abandoned spirit to have no regard to it.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told the truth, and stood up for what he believed was right.

If a thing is right it can be done, and if it is wrong it can be done without; and a good man will find a way.

Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honourable.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

It is almost impossible to imagine that any one could be so insensible to the high morality of Mr. Mill's character as to suggest to him any course of conduct that was not entirely upright and consistent.

It is necessary to make virtue fashionable.

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.

My future is righteousness.

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

I like to live righteous. And I just want everyone to know I'm not trying to get out of anything.

It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.

The just man walks in his integrity

I myself have constantly refused to print anything that might countenance vice or promote immorality, though … I might have gotten much money.

Character must be kept bright as well as clean.

Virtue is the desire of things honourable and the power of attaining them.

On the straight and narrow path, there are simply no corners to be cut.

If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill.

A good man's life is all of a piece.

May we be people of honesty and integrity trying to do the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.

Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act.