Character Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Righteousness is simply a humble understanding of how unrighteous one is coupled with a deep commitment to become better.

— Anonymous

Righteousness is a father teaching his kids that whats better than wealth is a respect in self. A pistol packing old lady standing up…

— Lupe Fiasco

Someone may ask, 'How is justice greater than all the other virtues?' The other virtues gratify the one who possesses them; justice does not…

— St. Jerome

“Doing “justice and righteousness” means honoring and expressing God’s intended order and His ways for life. That means doing things that lead to wholeness,…

— Jessica Nicholas

“Doing “justice and righteousness” means loving the things that lead to life and actively righting the wrongs that keep people from experiencing life as…

— Jessica Nicholas

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inhabiting the lower part of the peninsula of Oque. Some feeble attempts…

— Ambrose Bierce

Righteousness has to do with the vertical standard that God gives us to please Him. Justice has to do with the horizontal expression of…

— Tony Evans

Righteousness simply means right standing before God. Right standing before God is achieved chiefly through having a good, honest, and open relationship with Him.

— Anonymous

In justice is all virtues found in sum.

— Aristotle

Justice - there is an air of nobility about the word. It calls to mind other words like equity, fairness, and truth. It speaks…

— Lance B. Wickman

Beware of self-righteousness in every possible shape and form. Some people get as much harm from their "virtues" as others do from their sins.

— J. C. Ryle