Quotes about Righteousness

The law condemns the best of us; but grace saves the worst of us.

He who spares the wicked injures the good.

Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honourable.

We lived by that which we held to be good and punished that which we held to be evil. You live by that which you denounce as evil and punish that which you know to be good.

Lord," I had written, "protect my family and me. Forgive me my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will.

Tomorrow these villagers would carry their secret icons into the church without any priest and light the candles themselves, moving together in single-minded grace. Like the school of the fish, so driven to righteousness they could flout the law, declare the safety of their souls, then go home and destroy the evidence.

I am losing faith in such a simple thing as despising an enemy with unequivocal righteousness.

There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living.

Self-discipline will never make us feel righteous or clean; accepting God's love will.

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong.

Our assurance is anchored in the love and grace of God expressed in the glorious exchange: our sin for His righteousness.

Nothing is needed so much as a holy indignation against sin. It is true that there is not enough love for God, and one sign of it is that there is not enough hatred for sin.