Samuel Butler Quotes

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

To do no evil is good, to intend none better.

Virtue is harmony.

Being a 'good man' is something you do, not something you are.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

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

Being a good person and fair person is very important in life, I think.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease.

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

The just man walks in his integrity

You can't be all bad all the time.

To refrain from all injustice renders us also humane.

You can be brilliant in some ways and despicable in others. You can be a clean, upright, moral individual in your private life who never swears, treats women with respect, and speaks highly of duty and honor - and go out every day and dedicate yourself to a cause that makes the world worse.

I prefer to be a good human being rather than a good character on screen.

The difficult thing for me is that I want basically to be a good man. That's what I want to be.

It's obvious you shouldn't steal, kill or be cruel.

I think it's extremely difficult consistently being a decent human being.

I don't see why it should be remarkable that you can acquire a reputation for fairness and decency. Those are qualities shared by so many people. And the great majority of people I meet are decent people, just trying to navigate their way through the world without causing too much trouble.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue.

No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.

Whatever you are, be a good one.