Appointments Quote by Nathanael Emmons

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.

— Confucius

It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.

— Thucydides

That so unlikely an outcome should accrue to a man possessed of such limited talent and so many flaws, and one lacking in a…

— William Thomas Green Morton

Good moral character is the first essential in a man.

— George Washington

I never knew a man who deserved to be thought well of for his morals who had a slight opinion of our Sex in…

— Samuel Richardson

The professional moralist in our day is a man of less than average intelligence.

— Bertrand Russell

No matter how brilliant a man may be, he will never engender confidence in his subordinates and associates if he lacks simple honesty and…

— J. Lawton Collins

The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he…

— Robert E. Lee

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked…

— H. L. Mencken

We alone regard a man who takes no interest in public affairs not as harmless but as a useless character.

— Pericles

Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves

— Anonymous

“Morality and honor are not to be confused. "The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets…

— H.L. Mencken