Ben Jonson Quotes

It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.

… to escape censure a man must pass his whole life without saying or doing one ill or foolish thing.

We have, all of us, our duties. Every action of our lives, and every word that we utter, will either conduce to or detract from the discharge of our duty.

The light of lights looks always on the motive, not the deed, the shadow of shadows on the deed alone.

I've learned people are watching, so don't do nothing stupid.

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

The only freedom I care about is the freedom to do right; the freedom to do wrong I am ready to part with on the cheapest terms to anyone who will take it of me.

Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin.

The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.

I would not hold that we must judge by the favorable or adverse result alone whether an undertaking was just or unjust.

We have done the right thing and history will be the test of that.

The resolution to avoid evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.

At the end of the day, nobody cares how much you tried, what the deal was, or if you were a good guy or a bad guy.

There were times when I was tempted to do wrong, and could have went that way. But I knew it wasn't for me. I was told enough times that it catches up with you, and I believe it.

We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle and make righteous choices, our lives will be blessed.

If people use common sense and their own guiding moral compass, I think they'll generally stay out of trouble.

The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought.

They are focused on whether they can do something. They never think whether they should do something.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

I've taken a lot of time to build up the name Flavor Flav, but this could come tumbling down in 30 seconds. If you want to keep what you worked for hard all your life, then you got to do the right thing in your life.

Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom may lead to many transgressions, but it lends even to vices a less ignoble form.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper bringing-up, a sound set of values - and witnesses.

You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

What can everyone do? Praise and blame. This is human virtue, this is human madness.