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The gods behold all righteous actions.
Ovid43 BC–AD 17Fasti, Book II, line 117
- God
Yes, I am my brother’s keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality, but by the higher duty I owe to myself.
Eugene V. Debs1855–1926The Issue (1908)
- Morality
- Responsibility
I will not take the low road to the highest office in this land. I want the presidency in the best way, not the worst way.
John McCain1936–2018Remarks following the South Carolina Primary (19 February 2000).
- Character
- Presidency
Every human being has within him an ideal man, just as every piece of marble contains in a rough state a statue as beautiful as the one that Praxiteles the Greek made of the god Apollo.
José Martí1853–1895Martí: Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)
- Character
- Inspiration
The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.
John Buchan1875–1940Pilgrim’s Way (1940), p. 241
- Character
Real warriors like William Burroughs or Leonard Cohen or Wallace Stevens examine the hollow as well as anybody; they get in there, look far into the dark, and yet come out with poetry.
KKKen Kesey1935–2001The Paris Review interview (1994)
- Courage
- Poetry
You cannot imagine a more certain rule or a more powerful suggestion than this, that all the blessings we enjoy are divine deposits which we have received on this condition that we distribute them to others.
John Calvin1509–1564Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life (1551), Page 35.
- Charity
That everyone is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else. That this isn’t necessarily perverse.
David Foster Wallace1962–2008Infinite Jest (1996)
- Character
Words like virtue, nobility, honor, honesty, generosity, have become almost impossible to use or else they have acquired bastard meanings; language is no longer equipped for legitimately praising a man’s character.
Simone Weil1909–1943“The Responsibility of Writers”, in On Science, Necessity, and the Love of God (1968), p. 168
- Character
I’ve never minded being disciplined. I’d always rather have a quiet evening in than go to a wild party. Discipline for me has always been the foundation which leaves me free to fly.
Julie Andrewsborn 1935Woman & Home (July 2000)
- Character
- Freedom
When a life is at stake and it’s your child, you become fearless in a lot of ways. I mean, you just become fanatic. Nothing ever gets done unless it’s done by a fanatic.
Martin Sheenborn 1940AARP magazine interview (2008)
- Children
- Courage
I learned I had to stand for something so I could stand to be me.
Martin Sheenborn 1940Progressive magazine interview (2003)
- Character
The best philanthropy is anonymous charity.
Gene Simmonsborn 1949Interview with Radio.com (July 6, 2016)
- Charity
We wish to recall here the spirit of tolerance shown by Our Lord Jesus Christ when He gave forgiveness to all including those that crucified Him.
Haile Selassie1892–1975Address to the World Congress on Evangelism, Berlin (28 October 1966)
- Christianity
- Forgiveness
If her past were your past, her pain your pain, her level of consciousness your level of consciousness, you would think and act exactly as she does. With this realization comes forgiveness, compassion, peace.
Eckhart Tolleborn 1948Stillness Speaks (2003) (Ch 8)
- Forgiveness