Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read.
A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly of the worthy men of every nation under the sun.
There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.
The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.
When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a 'good man' before they are all taken.
Every good man progressively becomes God. To become God, to be man, and to educate oneself, are expressions that are synonymous.
Like you do about Nelson Mandela, you can't help feeling the guy's a good man.
It cannot, indeed, be denied, that a good man is more worthy of love than a bad one.
It is well if the good man himself does not feel his devotions a little clouded, those foggy sensuous steams mingling with and polluting the pure altar surface.
It really is true that an orator is simply a good man who speaks well.
Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.
A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.
Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were people who were obsessed with hatred for his peaceful goals.
I think there are good men and women in all decades. We've grown cynical. And look at what we do to all our heroes: Churchill, FDR, Kennedy, they all had affairs. But heroic things happen every day.
Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well.
Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.
The good man is the friend of all living things.
Al Gore is a good man. He is a decent, caring man. He listens to his heart and his head. He loves his family.
I had many teachers that were great, positive role models and taught me to be a good person and stand up and be a good man. A lot of the principals they taught me still affect how I act sometimes and it's 30 years later.
If I was to say what I am, I'd be a Labour man. I like Tony Blair a lot, I think he's a good man. And in America I'd definitely be a Democrat; I'd never be a Republican.
My father was a great example of a strong and good man and Christian man, and my mother taught all my six sisters how to be young ladies and mothers and how to take care of your family. And so I think they were - they still are - great examples for all of us to their kids and to the world, too.
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
Good men, whether they be Christians or rationalists, do not desire to discriminate between races, but the distinctions implanted by Nature are too conspicuous to escape the observation of our senses.
I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.
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