Anna Sewell Quotes

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

Do what is right, and you'll have no lasting regrets. Do what is right, and put yourself on the side of truth, goodness, and the best of life.

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

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

To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts.

Character must be kept bright as well as clean.

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.

Lord, give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right-even when it's hard.

In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.

Character comes from following our highest sense of right, from trusting ideas without being sure they’ll work.

Better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.

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

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

It is necessary to make virtue fashionable.

I don't think lying has any ultimate justification. I don't think it ever leads to anything positive. The good fight to have is not to lie. That's one of the challenges in a way.

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

Nothing in our times has become so unattractive as virtue.

I'm actually a very moral guy.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

Life comes down to honesty and doing what's right. That's what's most important.

Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.

It is better to use fair means and fail, than foul and conquer.

The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.