Seneca the Younger Quotes

You should just do the right thing.

A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong - acting the part of a good man or of a bad.

Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.

Do what you should, not what you may.

There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility.

We need to have a purpose in this life. I'm pleading with you, I'm begging with you to do the right thing. And do it not for the sake of how it will impact your own lives, but only for the sake of doing the right thing.

Faith is the substance of whatever it is that we hope for. The important thing is that we teach that faith is connected to good works and responsibility.

Life is moral responsibility.

Neither pleasure nor pain should enter as motives when one must do what must be done.

It is reasonable that everyone who asks justice should do justice

Do what's right and you'll please some of the people and astound the rest.

Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be.

Is is always time to do the right thing.

Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

As candidates and elected officials, we have an obligation to be honest.

I try and do things the right way.

It's more important to do the right thing than to do things right.

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

Act your part with honor.

If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

If one acts rightly and honestly, it is difficult to decide whether it is the effect of integrity or skill.

There is no wrong time to do the right thing.

Do the right thing because it is right.