Righteousness Quotes

582 quotes by 377 authors

The fruit of humanity is devotion to one's parents. The fruit of righteousness is to respect one's elders. The fruit of wisdom is to understand… — Mencius
Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion. — Tom T. Hall
How did they manage to raise their children in righteousness? The principles become part of their lives, and when it becomes part of their life,… — David B. Haight
It's okay that your parents aren't perfect; no one's are. And it's okay that they didn't have any perfect children either; no one's are. You… — Ardeth Kapp
My description of wisdom has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is to do with being wise in one's own virtue, nothing more.… — Zhuangzi
And now I send these pages forth, not knowing what shall befall them, but with the earnest prayer that they may be blessed to aid… — Frederic Farrar
People notice peacemakers because they dress funny. We know how the people who make war dress - in uniforms and medals, or in computers and… — Walter Brueggemann
For this purpose was I born, let all virtuous people understand. I was born to advance righteousness, to emancipate the good, and to destroy all… — Guru Gobind Singh
I came into the world charged with the duty to uphold the right in every place, to destroy sin and evil... the only reason I… — Guru Gobind Singh
You can drift into sin, but not into righteousness. — Leon Morris
We begin life with the natural, next we come into the spiritual; but then, when we have truly received the kingdom of God and His… — A B Simpson
O Beginningless, Immortal, Timeless, Incomprehensible and Unimaginable Lord, the God of all and Creator of all creation, the Foreseer and Savior of all, as I… — Marina of Aguas Santas
To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all your teaching. — Joseph Barber Lightfoot
Since we have placed justification in the revelation of Jesus Christ formed and brought forth in the heart, there working his works of righteousness and… — Robert Barclay
How much better it would be if all could be more aware of God's providence and love and express that gratitude to him. Ammon taught,… — Russell M. Nelson
What one thing does the world need most today-apart, that is, from the all-inclusive thing we call righteousness? Aren't you inclined to agree that what… — B. C. Forbes
What we count the ills of life are often blessings in disguise, resulting in good to us in the end. Though for the present not… — Matthew Henry
As the flower turns to the sun, that the bright beams may aid in perfecting its beauty and symmetry, so should we turn to the… — Ellen G. White
To some, the temporal triumph of the Christian community in the world is a sign of God's favor and the essential righteousness of the Christian… — Peter J. Gomes
A true hero is not someone who thinks about doing what is right, but one that simply does what is right without thinking! — Kevin Heath

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