Edwin Hubbel Chapin Quotes

For he that is a good man, is three quarters of his way towards the being a good Christian, wheresoever he lives, or whatsoever he is called.

Virtue is that perfect good, which is the complement of a happy life; the only immortal thing that belongs to mortality.

Nothing of character is really permanent but virtue and personal worth.

It is no easy task to be good.

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

Virtue is no empty echo.

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

True virtue, wheresoever it moves, still carries an intrinsic worth about it.

A man's goodness is truly measured by what he is, not what he does.

People are either good or they're not. Religion doesn't make anybody good, I don't think.

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

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

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

I'm actually a very moral guy.

Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.

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

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

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

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent.

For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.

Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well.

All the devils respect virtue.

A good moral character is the first essential. It is highly important not only to be learned but to be virtuous.

A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.

Evil isn't beautiful on its own. You know?' 'Well, good people are sometimes ugly-' Blanche said at last. 'I don't know about that. Not really,' Bear shook his head. 'If the good's there, and you look for it, you'll see it in some way.' 'I think Bear is right,' Rose said decidedly. 'Fairy tales teach you that. No one who's really good ever stays ugly. It's always a disguise.