Sydney Smith Quotes

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

Be sweet, be good, and honest always.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

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

One goes through school, college, medical school and one's internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Good morals lead to good laws.

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

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

Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

When people ask me about what I learned from martial arts, I don't talk about favorite punches or kicks, or about fights won or lost. I talk about learning self-discipline, about ethics and manners and benevolence and fairness.

Whatever you are, be a good one.

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

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

Modesty is the color of virtue.

The noble man is only God's image.

As long as I'm a good person and I do things from the heart, that's all that matters.

Honor and good faith and justice are equally due from this country toward the weak as toward the strong.

The Decalogue and the Golden Rule have no place in a political campaign. The commander who lost the battle through the activity of his moral nature would be the derision and jest of history.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

I never, in all my life, took any mean advantage of an enemy.

Be loyal to those who are loyal to you. And respect everyone, even your enemies and competition.

Being a good person begins with being a wise person. Then, when you follow your conscience, will you be headed in the right direction.

If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?