James Mackintosh Quotes

People who have a reputation for being evil are usually good.

To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.

Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable.

The opinions of people are determined by their interests.

If you're honest about things, people will trust you, even if you're a bad guy. That says something about where we are and who we are as people.

You cannot look at a person and tell whether they're good or bad.

You sin in thinking bad about people - but, often, you guess right.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice. I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice. I would like there to be people who can honestly say, 'Len! Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.'

Everyone has an opinion.

A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.

We are not angels. Nor are we the devils you have made us out to be.

Good and bad men are less than they seem.

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

There is more than just words to define a person.

I think people can be quick to judge. The people that know me, they know what I am like.

Find good in what the world says is evil.

Goodness is easier to recognize than to define.

The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.

Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty. On the contrary, 'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.

All these boundaries - Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America - are set by men. But you don't have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man - at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?

I'm very interested in good and evil and the moral natures of people.

Great and good are seldom the same man.

Nobody is all good or all bad.