Laurence Housman Quotes

You just couldn't be in George Romney's presence without some of his goodness and integrity wearing off on you.

Beauty has a lot to do with character.

No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

How goodness heightens beauty!

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

If you want to be holy, be kind.

Try your best to make goodness attractive. That's one of the toughest assignments you'll ever be given.

I am inspired when I see goodness in other people. I am inspired by hard work and honesty. And I am inspired by nature.

The good man makes others good.

You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.

Most people are good. They may not be saints, but they are good.

I am inspired when I see goodness in other people.

Do you know any better way to make saints than to be one yourself?

To be gentle and kind, modest and truthful, to be full of faith and integrity, doing no wrong is of God; goodness sheds a halo of loveliness around every person who possesses it, making their countenances beam with light, and their society desirable because of its excellency. They are loved of God, of holy angels, and of all the good earth, while they are hated, envied, admired, and feared by the wicked.

What irritates me most about him is his natural goodness, his inborn selflessness.

Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.

I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good guy than a bad guy, and I try to make it clear that doing the right thing is more attractive than not.

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

Anyone can forget about talent, but if you're a good person, your name will be remembered a long time.

Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself.

I firmly believe that we're all good people, but sometimes it's hard to understand how to do good.

No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.