Rectitude Quotes

34 quotes by 31 authors

Justice is a certain rectitude of mind whereby a man does what he ought to do in the circumstances confronting him. — Thomas Aquinas
Where are they now that we, the men whom they sent off to war, have returned? These are commanders who have deserted their troops, and… — John F. Kerry
To speak in literature with the perfect rectitude and insouciance of the movements of animals and the unimpeachable of the sentiment of trees in the… — Walt Whitman
Never lose your self-respect, nor be too familiar with yourself when you are alone. Let your integrity itself be your own standard of rectitude, and… — Baltasar Gracian
The only guide to a man's conscience, the only shield to his memory is the rectitude and sincerity of his actions. — Winston Churchill
To have done no man a wrong...to walk and live, unseduced, within arm's length of what is not your own, with nothing between your desire… — Orison Swett Marden
A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt [the… — George Washington
Rectitude carried to excess hardens into stiffness; benevolence indulged beyond measure sinks into weakness. — Date Masamune
Just as animal research tells us that gluttony and sloth are side effects of a drive to accumulate body fat, it also says that eating… — Gary Taubes
Then, in the next place, we must know that every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved… — Origen
In the sublimest flights of the soul, rectitude is never surmounted, love is never outgrown. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background,… — Henry David Thoreau
By the laws of rectitude accused Persons, however atrocious their offences, are allowed to make their defence, and by a verdict of a Jury of… — Judith Sargent Murray
The people who must never have power are the humorless. To impossible certainties of rectitude they ally tedium and uniformity — Christopher Hitchens
Do you know this Sanskrit Shloka: "Let those who are versed in the ethical codes praise or blame, let Lakshmi, the goddess of Fortune, come… — Swami Vivekananda
The wilderness is near as well as dear to every man. Even the oldest villages are indebted to the border of wild wood which surrounds… — Henry David Thoreau
I love the idea of rectitude. — Rob Morrow
For those of us who consider ourselves political moderates, life is a dispiriting slog, a sorry mix of rectitude and ineptitude. — Joe Klein
The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude. — Daniel Hannan
Let not sleep fall upon thy eyes till thou has thrice reviewed the transactions of the past day. Where have I turned aside from rectitude?… — Pythagoras

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