Robert South Quotes

It cannot, indeed, be denied, that a good man is more worthy of love than a bad one.

Good deeds are many, but good lives are few.

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

Ye must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways.

It is the property of a great and good mind to covet, not the fruit of good deeds, but good deeds themselves, and to seek for a good man even after having met with bad men.

It is no easy task to be good.

There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.

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

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

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

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.

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

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

Virtue is the first title of nobility.

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.

Serve God with integrity, and if you achieve no success, at least no sin will lie upon your conscience.

My dear, be a good man be virtuous be religious be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here. ...God bless you all.

Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

Birth is nothing where virtue is not

Virtue is no empty echo.

Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works.

There is nothing which strengthens faith more than the observance of morality.

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

The Way to Heaven has no favorites. It is always with the good man.

But there remains the question: what righteousness really is. The method and secret and sweet reasonableness of Jesus.