Horace Mann Quotes

In public life as in private life, a man of the very highest repute will occasionally go wrong..

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

I am an honest, straight guy.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.

My heroes are just everyday people who work hard, are honest and have integrity.

Goodness is beauty in the best estate.

Elegance is inferior to virtue.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

I have friends and family that are filled with massive amounts of integrity. And it shouldn't be an oddity.

Virtue is the truest nobility.

Virtue, perhaps, is nothing more than politeness of soul.

The just man walks in his integrity

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

While intellectually you are giants, morally you are pygmies.

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal

We believe that talented people with bad values can do far more damage than virtuous people with lesser talents.

We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue.

Being a 'good man' is something you do, not something you are.

Virtue is the first title of nobility.

There is hardly that person to be found who is not more concerned for the reputation of wit and sense, than honesty and virtue.

For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.

All the devils respect virtue.

Truthfulness is the real mark of integrity.