Nathaniel Hawthorne Quotes

Power is not alluring to pure minds.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living.

Elegance is inferior to virtue.

The real ornament of woman is her character, her purity.

Virtue is harmony.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.

The just man walks in his integrity

Moral character has now some influence in our elections, but not that place which it deserves. The law of public opinion excludes confirmed sots, and persons judicially convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors against the State; but it ought to render the election of all profane swearers, notorious Sabbath breakers, seducers, slanderers, prodigals and riotous persons, as well as the advocates of dueling, impracticable.

Actually, no one is born honest or corrupt.

I'm as clean as the days are long.

He who is upright in his way of life and free from sin.

Purity in person and in morals is true godliness.

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

I never did anything dishonest.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

Goodness is beauty in the best estate.

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.