Matthew Henry Quotes

Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.

Excellence or virtue in a man will be the disposition which renders him a good man and also which will cause him to perform his function well.

I'd always found goodness more interesting then evil, though I was aware this wasn't the most general view. To my mind, it took more work and more courage to be good, an opinion continually reinforced by my own shortcomings.

There is no virtue so truly great and godlike as justice.

Did it ever strike you that goodness is not merely a beautiful thing, but by far the most beautiful thing in the whole world? So that nothing is to be compared for value with goodness; that riches, honor, power, pleasure, learning, the whole world and all in it, are not worth having in comparison with being good; and the utterly best thing for a person is to be good, even though they were never to be rewarded for it.

Goodness can endure a few moments; holiness is life-defining.

There is no substitute for virtue. Keep your thoughts virtuous. Rise above the filth that's all around you in this world and stand tall in strength and virtue. You can do this and you will be happier for it for as long as you live. God bless you in cherishing, developing and holding on to this great gift, the quality of personal virtue.

We may be as good as we please, if we please to be good.

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

There is no real excellence in all of this world which can be separated from right living.

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.

They're only truly great who are truly good.

Honor is the reward of virtue.

I like to live righteous. And I just want everyone to know I'm not trying to get out of anything.

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank.

People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

I love the idea of rectitude.

Virtue is harmony.

There is no true gracefulness which is not epitomized goodness.

The New Testament persistently presses us upward, toward higher motives for being good.

Integrity, a firm adherence to the highest moral and ethical standards, is essential to the life of a true Latter-day Saint.

If you're a good person, that's all that really matters.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent.