Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quoteShare via Email Print this Page Daily Quotes Archives2005-01-27 Jan 27, 2005An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.~ Thomas JeffersonNothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.~ Ralph Waldo EmersonWho shall forbid a wise skepticism, seeing that there is no practical question on which anything more than an approximate solution can be had?~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Jan 26, 2005A man does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers -- and this is the basis of all human morality.~ John F. KennedyIt is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably.~ Immanuel KantThere are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.~ Napoleon Bonaparte Jan 25, 2005Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.~ Henry ClayPerhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.~ Thomas S. MonsonIf everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows.~ Molière Jan 24, 2005Freedom is the right to one's dignity as a man.~ Archibald MacLeishThe high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.~ AristotleThere can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth.~ George Jacob Holyoake Jan 21, 2005But what is Freedom? Rightly understood, A universal licence to be good.~ Hartley ColeridgeThe truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.~ General H. Norman SchwarzkopfIn the end it will not matter to us whether we fought with flails or reeds. It will matter to us greatly on what side we fought.~ Gilbert Keith Chesterton Previous week's quotes Next week's quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print