John Ruskin Quotes

Character is simply habit long continued.

Character is long-standing habit.

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him.

You got to do what's right.

Watch your habits, they determine your character.

Thus you are just not because you give what is owed, but because you do what is appropriate to you as the highest good.

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

Throughout my life, I have always tried to do what is right.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.

A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.

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.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

We need to have a purpose in this life. I'm pleading with you, I'm begging with you to do the right thing. And do it not for the sake of how it will impact your own lives, but only for the sake of doing the right thing.

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

doing what is right is easy. The problem is knowing what is right

All effective actions require the passport of morality.

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.

I can only focus on doing what's right.

Integrity is something I strive for in every part of my life.

Even though I'm young, I really try to do the right thing.

If you want to be pro, you have to hold yourself accountable. It's about what you do when nobody's looking.