Denis Diderot Quotes

When you're talking about villainy, then you're automatically circling around to talk about justice.

Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.

Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good.

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

The price of greatness is responsibility.

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

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

There are good characters and bad characters.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

Great people have great values and great ethics.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Typically in 'Game of Thrones,' people who are honest and just and do things for the right reasons tend not to survive.

Now, my father Matthias was not only eminent on account of is nobility, but had a higher commendation on account of his righteousness, and was in great reputation in Jerusalem, the greatest city we have.

Humans love truth and justice, and rejoice in ceremonies that honor those qualities. For that sentiment we should indeed thank God.

Ability without honor is useless.

To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.

Good morals lead to good laws.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.

Great men always pay deference to greater.

I'm interested in villainy.

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'

When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Heaven takes care that no man secures happiness by crime.