Action Quote by Anonymous

Virtue is not to be considered in the light of mere innocence, or abstaining from harm; but as the exertion of our faculties in…

— Joseph Butler

There are things greater than our wisdom, beyond our justice. The right and wrong of this we cannot say, and it is not for…

— Jack London

In the world in which we live, truth is an ancillary virtue, but it shouldn't be.

— Jonathan Dimbleby

To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations.

— William Penn

“None of us is fully able to perceive the truth that shines through another person’s window, nor the falsehood that we may perceive as…

— Forrest Church

“An extreme case of the distortion of the memory of a committed guilty act is found in its suppression. Here, too, the borderline between…

— Primo Levi

Innocence is not virtue. Virtue demands the active employment of an ardent mind in the promotion of the general good. No man can be…

— William Godwin

Justice is rather the activity of truth, than a virtue in itself. Truth tells us what is due to others, and justice renders that…

— Horace Walpole

Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.

— Henry David Thoreau

“Of justice you will find none.... To judge is evil. To mete justice, more appalling still. Act from compassion and you will do better…

— Jessica Amanda Salmonson

We tend to judge people for the bad things they do unwillingly over the good things they do willingly.

— Derek Queen

We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or…

— Alison Croggon