Decency Quotes

286 quotes by 251 authors

God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind. — Aeschylus
That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness,… — Danny Boyle
I had a marketing idea that everybody hated, decency is sexy. — James L. Brooks
Morals are private. Decency is public. — Rita Mae Brown
Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of… — Pablo Casals
Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Comforts that were rare among our forefathers are now multiplied in factories and handed out wholesale; and indeed, nobody nowadays, so long as he is… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and… — Carl Sagan
The basic goal of labor will not change. It is - as it has always been, and I am sure always will be - to… — George Meany
We entered a synagogue which was packed with the greatest stinking bunch of humanity I have ever seen. Either these Displaced Persons never had any… — George S. Patton
Decency is not news. It is buried in the obituaries, but it is a force stronger than crime. — Robert A. Heinlein
The most fundamental winning formula is to bet on human decency and be patient. — Robert Breault
When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency. — Samuel Johnson
Aspire to decency. Practice civility toward one another. Admire and emulate ethical behavior wherever you find it. Apply a rigid standard of morality to your… — Ted Koppel
Honesty is nothin' compared to decency. — Jackie Mason
It has been well said that tea is suggestive of a thousand wants, from which spring the decencies and luxuries of civilization. — Agnes Repplier
Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation. He recounts the decency and… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Human rights without responsibility, without a sense of decency, a sense of compassion, is not good enough for a society to flourish... We need to… — Tu Weiming
I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you… — William Faulkner
It is a good idea to be ambitious, to have goals, to want to be good at what you do, but it is a terrible… — Robert Solow

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