John Wooden Quotes

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.

All you should try to do is behave with honour. If you can. At all times.

When you have a spirit of excellence, you do the right thing not because somebody is watching or making you do it; you do it because it's the right thing to do.

My job is to do what's right. And that's what I'm going to try and do.

Do what is right, and you'll have no lasting regrets. Do what is right, and put yourself on the side of truth, goodness, and the best of life.

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

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

Throughout my life, I have always tried to do what is right.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

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.

It's impossible to speak what it is not noble to do.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts.

A conscientious man ought not to regard what may happen to him in this world.

I myself have constantly refused to print anything that might countenance vice or promote immorality, though … I might have gotten much money.

If you are following the dharma no matter what you do it is moral.

On the straight and narrow path, there are simply no corners to be cut.

Do what you believe to be right, and ever hold it for a maxim, that if the skies fall through your doing right, honest men will survive the ruin.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.

I want in all cases to do right.

Always do what's right. That will gratify some and surprise the rest.

I have long served virtue, And never ta'en wages of her.