Robert Grosseteste Quotes

Command that no one be received, or kept to be of your household indoors or without, if one has not reasonable belief of them that they are faithful, discreet, and painstaking in the office for which they are received, and withal honest and of good manners.

Because I would have the chastity of my wife clear even of suspicion.

We should be living a life of purity.

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

You come before me this morning with clean hands and clean collars. I want you to have clean tongues, clean manners, clean morals and clean characters.

What bothers me is that Jim Bakker lies. Jim Bakker knows for a fact that I was virgin.

My heart is as pure as the driven slush.

If you cannot trust our leaders, you cannot govern.

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.

We cannot legislate morality. No, and we cannot legislate loyalty, for loyalty is a kind of morality. We cannot produce these things by decrees or commissions or public inquisitions.

The moral character of the Indians was (if I may be allowed the expression) uncontaminated. Their fidelity was perfect, and became proverbial. They were strictly honest; they despised deception and falsehood; and chastity was held in high 'veneration, and a violation of it was considered sacrilege. They were temperate in their desires, moderate in their passions, and candid and honorable in the expression of their sentiments, on every subject of importance

There may be some people in the country who forget to perform their duty. You should set an example by doing your job with honesty and faithfulness.

We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.

Politicians can be cheered for the promises they make. Our country will be judged by the promises we keep.

This hand is free of blood, and this hand is free from the stain of corruption.

This world is always working against a sense of honor, cleanliness, integrity.

My first wish is to be simple in my actions, truthful in my speech, honest in my opinions, and natural in my behavior. In other words, I want to be clean in mind, heart, and body.

Whoever tells a lie is not pure of heart, and such a person can not cook a clean soup.

By being faithful in that which is another man's, it qualifies you for that which is your own.

I'm as clean as the days are long.

Let us again clothe ourselves with these proved and sterling virtues - honesty, truthfulness, chastity, sobriety, temperance, industry, and thrift; let us discard all covetousness and greed.

The power of purity-it is a definite power.

If she be not honest, chaste, and true, there's no man happy.

Here's that which is too weak to be a sinner, honest water, which ne'er left man i' the mire.