Good Man Quotes

We evolved the ability to communicate disappointment to teach those around us good manners

A good man may fall, but he falls like a ball [and rebounds]; the ignoble man falls like a lump of clay.

Good manners consist of doing precisely what everyone thinks should be done, especially when no one knows quite what that is.

There is a difference between being a good man and being good at being a man.

A good man, though he will value his own countrymen, yet will think as highly of the worthy men of every nation under the sun.

I am such a good man, at bottom, such a good man, how is it that nobody ever noticed it?

To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.

A good man is hard to find -- but you'll mostly find him asleep.

In the perfect state the good man is absolutely the same as the good citizen; whereas in other states the good citizen is only good relatively to his own form of government.

A good man giving bad advice is more dangerous than a nasty man giving bad advice.

A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.

You said I am a good man," he said. "But I am not that good a man. And I am--I am catastrophically in love with you.

It makes you feel good, man, makes you forget all the bad things that happen to a Negro. It makes you feel wanted, and when you're with another tea smoker, it makes you feel a special kinship.

How strange it is, that a fool or knave, with riches, should be treated with more respect by the world, than a good man, or a wise man in poverty!

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

If you can feel like a good man in your 40s, you can feel like a better man in your 50s, a Superman in your 60s, and maybe a Spider-Man in your 70s.

The applause of all but very good men is no more than the precise measure of their possible hostility.

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty. Good men will obey the last, but bad ones the former only. If our government ever fails, it will be from this weakness.

Most women find a man with good manners sexy.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.

Good manners - the longer I live the more convinced I am of it - are a priceless insurance against failure and loneliness. And anyone can have them.

Just avoid things like racing trains to the crossing, doing cocaine, etc. Develop good mental habits.

The society of women is the element of good manners.

Good manners and soft words have brought many a difficult thing to pass.

[There can be no] rational administration of government when good men are held in the same esteem as bad ones.

I dream of a true husband—a good man, not a brute, nor a champion of men on the battlefield; I dream but of a gentle man, one who neither speaks too loud nor ignores evil.

What makes a good man?

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

It's hard to find a good man, but it's good to find a hard one.

As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man.

Good manners open the closed doors; bad manners close the open doors!

Now, now my good man, this is no time to be making enemies." (Voltaire on his deathbed in response to a priest asking him that he renounce Satan.)

Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death

The extraordinary business does not require good management.

A good woman is known by what she does; a good man by what he doesn't.

A good eater must be a good man; for a good eater must have a good digestion, and a good digestion depends upon a good conscience.

How good and thoughtful he is; the world seems full of good men--even if there are monsters in it.

Be good. Do good. The devil wields no power over a good man.

Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen... He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're doing.

Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.

We are sometimes so busy being good angels that we neglect to be good men and women.

Being asked where in Greece he saw good men, he replied, "Good men nowhere, but good boys at Sparta."

Education and morals make the good man, the good statesman, the good ruler.

A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.

If we only elected good men, we'd never have leaders.

There's a good many pictures I'd like to make; we'll see how many I'll be allowed to make.

To a good man nothing that happens is evil.

Demons run when a good man goes to war.

One good man, one good man, it ain't much - it's only everything.