Chinese Proverb Quotes

Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

Life is about conduct and how we conduct ourselves. But two wrongs never make a right.

Govern thy Life and Thoughts, as if the whole World were to see the one, and read the other.

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.

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.

I have to say that one of the most important things Scientology has given me is the ability to keep my integrity together. I understand how people can get into unethical situations, and Scientology has always helped me keep my head clear and be in present time.

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

What, pray, does it profit a man to teach others, and to be prating always about virtue, in high-sounding words, if he fails to give heed to his own instructions?

I hold myself to a high standard.

Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

Be the master of your will but the servant of your conscience.

The most important attribute of man as a moral being is the faculty of self-control.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

A good leader must be fair.

Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.

Someone once asked, 'What is the difference between me and Saddam Hussein?' The answer is, 'I have a conscience and he doesn't.'

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

True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

I'd like to be remembered as somebody who tried to promote justice.

Character is long-standing habit.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.