Nathanael Greene Quotes

The act of acting morally is behaving as if everything we do matters.

An educated person must learn to act justly, beginning, first of all, with his thoughts, then later in his deeds. That is what it means to be educated.

Do well and right and let the world sink.

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

Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.

True knowledge gives a moral standing and moral strength.

There is no wrong time to do the right thing.

The ultimate test of what a truth means is the conduct it dictates or inspires.

A big part of honesty is self-discipline, personal resolve, and taking pride in who you are as a person and what each action means to your character.

That which is selfish is immoral, and that which is unselfish is moral.

I sincerely believe that there is nothing truly great in any man or woman except their character, their willingness to move beyond the realm of self and into a greater realm of selflessness. Giving back is the ultimate talent in life. That is the greatest trophy on my mantel.

In ethics, prudence is not an important virtue, but in the world it is almost everything.

A cowardly act! What do I care about that? You may be sure that I should never fear to commit one if it were to my advantage.

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

Make it a rule and pray to God to help you keep it . . . never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say "I have made one human being at least a little wiser, a little happier, or a little better this day."

If virtue precede us every step will be safe.

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

Corruption never has been compulsory; when the cities lie at the monster's feet there are left the mountains.

Without integrity and conscience we lose our freedom.

Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.

You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right.

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

A person may be qualified to do greater good to mankind and become more beneficial to the world, by morality without faith than by faith without morality.

If, in the present chaotic and shameful struggle for existence, when organized society offers a premium on greed, cruelty, and deceit, men can be found who stand aloof and almost alone in their determination to work for good rather than gold

The end does not justify the means. No one's rights can be secured by the violation of the rights of others.