Righteous Quotations

So many people get involved with carrying grudges and having these moral battles with people, where they cast themselves as the righteous and the other guy is the dirtbag. They waste tons of energy on it, create all kinds of darkness around themselves and the other person. It gets you nothing.

Reasonable ideas which find their sanction in the conscience of the righteous do not die; they are consequently realities and active forces, but they are so only to the extent that those who profess them know how to turn them to account.

As Jews, we are commanded to give tzedakah - an act of justice, not charity - because it is the righteous thing to do.

When 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling' hit, we were doing a show called 'Shindig!' and the Righteous Brothers suddenly became big business.

As a kid, sometimes you have nobody to turn to. I could always go back to some of the sermons and talk to myself in a righteous manner and put that in a song.

The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause is stronger than all the hosts of error

Those of us who are today prepared to hazard our lives for the cause would regret having raised a finger, if we were able to organize only a new social system and not a more righteous one.

A puritan is a person who pours righteous indignation into the wrong things.

I definitely consider myself a Christian. There's things that I believe in, there's things I have a self-belief on. I know I got a great relationship with God and the universe. I just believe in being a righteous person and karma. Doing unto others as you would have done unto you. I really want to help teach that.

It's the most righteous, which of course is not the same thing as the most profitable.

Because I was suspicious of the traditional Christian church, I tended to tar them all with the same brush. That was a mistake, because there are righteous people working in a whole rainbow of belief systems - from Hasidic Jews to right-wing Bible Belters to charismatic Catholics.

People who lie, particularly those who lie really big, can't do it effectively unless they feel that there's a righteous power behind what they're doing. You're entitled to lie because the end justifies the means.

With my physicality and my face, I don't think I could pull off a completely righteous guy. There's something devious about my eyes. I like characters with flaws and to see how they overcome those flaws. I want to play real people, and they're flawed, not perfect.

Heavenly Father has given us a priceless gift in our capacity to communicate with each other. Our communications are at the core of our relationships with others. If we are to return home safely to Heavenly Father, we must develop righteous relationships with His children here in mortality.

My hair is God's aura. Everything went up when I got home from the penitentiary. One night I went to lie down next to my wife, and my hair started popping and uncurling all on its own - ping, ping, ping, ping! I knew that it was God telling me to stay on the righteous path so he could one day pull me up to be there with him.

Religions cannot change you. If you are angry, you will become an angry Muslim or Hindu. If you are righteous, you will become a righteous Christian or Jew.

My 1974 album 'Mind Over Matter' was a detailed thing about Watergate. I always had some righteous indignation.

I think that war is diplomacy by other means, for sure, and there have been wars that have been fought for righteous reasons. There are wars that have had to be fought, and there will probably continue to be.

History teaches us to beware of the excitation of the liberated and the injustices that often accompany their righteous thirst for justice.

He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.

Righteous marriage is a commandment and an essential step in the process of creating a loving family relationship that can be perpetuated beyond the grave.

I like to live righteous. And I just want everyone to know I'm not trying to get out of anything.

We need to have complete certainty that things will work out, not because we are righteous or wise, but because of the time, the effort, the prayers, and the tools we are using. From the moment we are given awareness about some bigger picture or mission, we have to have complete focus on what to do to get to that place.

When you're righteous, you don't have to tell people that you're righteous.

Modern conveniences grant us more free time to focus on spiritual needs and devote more time to personal service. But the basic element which should never change in the lives of righteous young women is giving service to others.

To me, integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. It means being righteous from the very depth of our soul, not only in our actions but, more importantly, in our thoughts and in our hearts.

Jesus is coming back for a church without a spot or a wrinkle. His righteous blood covers the spots and the wrinkles of those who believe unto righteousness, allowing once sinful men to be holy.

Oasis were the last great, traditional rock-n'-roll band. We came along before the Internet so, if you wanted to see us, you had to be there. It makes me feel like a righteous old man.

It is not enough for a movie to be righteous. It must also be watchable.

The powerful prayers of the righteous which moves mountains are determined by the power of agreement and not whether we're in the same place!

Righteous people have no sense of humor.

The righteous one has no sense of humor.

We want her on the stand. We will put in all the notes from those meetings. They'll show that (Enron) was a well-run organization and a lot of people were asking righteous questions. They demonstrate an intelligent corporation in action.

I won't be righteous again. I'm not sure anymore.

That which may have sounded like righteous teaching when it was remote and wordy, will be challenged afresh when it is obliged to simulate life itself.

When the martyr's righteous forebrain is exploded by the executioner's bullet and his mind disintegrates, what then? Can we safely assume that all those millions of neural circuits will be reconstituted in an immaterial state, so the conscious mind carries on?

When the Left agitates over government policies, it's considered righteous anger. When the Right - and much of the center - agitate, it's painted as the rantings of the criminally and violently insane.

A righteous person is one who lives for the next generation.

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

Let him exert himself to the utmost in order to increase his property in a righteous manner, and let him zealously give food to all created beings.

Of all the righteous acts, help rendered to those needing it, is the most righteous.

One, who does not cast evil eyes on her 'own' house... who does not have malevolence towards her husband... giver of joy....seeker of family's welfare...who treads on the righteous path... gives happiness to all... serves all... gives birth to good sons... keeps her brother-in-laws satisfied and gives nourishing food...May such a wife help us attain prosperity.

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

For righteous monarchs, Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see; To rule o'er freemen, should themselves be free.

God knows it is emotionally satisfying to be righteous with that righteousness that nourishes itself on the blood of sinners. But God also knows that what is emotionally satisfying can be spiritually devastating.

Our actions should be such that we become fearless. This can happen only when we lead a virtuous life and follow a righteous path.

Such a person soon becomes righteous and attains everlasting peace. Be aware, O Arjuna, that My devotee never falls down.

The problem with righteous indignation is that even when you're right, you're still left feeling indignant.

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

The righteous ones are always exhausting to have around.

...guilt leads to righteous action, but rarely is it the right action.

God has nothing to say to the self-righteous.

There is nothing that robs a righteous cause of its strength more than a millionaire's money.

I have tried to be righteous all my life. Yet I have never been content.

I am always suspicious of righteous indignation. Nothing is more cruel than righteous indignation.

Of course, we do the righteous deed because of our redemption, not for our redemption.

Love increases through righteous restraint and decreases through impulsive indulgence.

We should imbibe inspiring thoughts and should follow the righteous path. If this is done then progress is sure and certain.

When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers

We were working... with Frank Sinatra. He was in the main room, and we were in the lounge. It was a real thrill to meet and actually become friends with people like Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin. They were all working the Sands at that time... and Bill and I became... well, not close friends, but at least acquaintances where they knew us by name, and most of them just called us the righteous boys.

Truth can not be suppressed and always is the ultimate victor. So, we should tread on the righteous path.

Constitutional government, as designed by the framers, will survive only with a righteous people.

Anglo-Saxon America dealt with the emotional aspects of life by hiding them, ignoring them, or defining them as problematic. Janis rebelled against those habits, yet there was no guidance beyond the rambling of Kerouac's novels. Releasing one's feelings from years of bondage was a righteous and dangerous experiment.

Thing is, it's very easy to be righteous from a distance. It's his life. It's not my business to say what is wrong or right.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

The state's case is all about what happened after, ... righteous shooting.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

People on the righteous path always progress, while people who are ignorant always falter and regress.

As humans have a prior right to existence over dogs by virtue of being more highly evolved and having a superior consciousness, so women have a prior right to existence over men. The elimination of any male is, therefore, a righteous and good act, an act highly beneficial to women as well as an act of mercy.

A combinations of righteous knowledge and righteous actions help us to earn wealth.

It's kind of a righteous feeling to see people driving alone in their cars. You feel like you're not polluting as much.

It never should have occurred, ... Both officers were doing what we asked them to do. Both officers had a righteous cause." ()

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Sure, I could die in this house. But I believe in the Resurrection, that the righteous shall inherit the Earth, and I hope to be among them.

I want it understood that all these men fought for principle, not for plunder, and that they were true-hearted, honorable soldiers, fighting for what they esteemed was a righteous cause.

I want Omega Man to be the equivalent of any Caucasian superhero, like a Superman, Batman, a noble righteous character, ... That's what we're trying to do with Omega Man -- give you a symbol that is African-American but is 100 percent positive.

I want to set things straight, ... I know Judge Pickering. I've had extensive conversations with him. He is truly a righteous and decent man.

Smoke, night, the dark lunar fortnight, and the six months of southern solstice of the sun; departing by these paths, the righteous person attains lunar light (or heaven) and reincarnates.

Human beings should tread on the righteous path and act in such a way that his past is unblemished, present full of potential and future becomes secured.

There are times when you simply have to righteous hang on and outlast the devil.

Servants, when their lords no longer sway, Their minds no more to righteous courses bend.

I don't know if I'm so righteous.

The gap between what is popular and what is righteous is widening.

The human dilemma is this: God is Holy and we are not. God is Righteous and we are not.

Righteous willin, the only thing supreme swimmin'.

If we had the government we deserved we would have the most righteous government, because we deserve the best - everybody does.

Redemption is prior to righteousness. You cannot be righteous until you are first redeemed,

The sooner we can separate salvageable skeptics from self-righteous absolutists, the sooner we can move along.

We will wait. We will wait till all is made righteous (glorious) according to the word of God.

It's more important to be righteous than to be right.

Even in a righteous cause force is a fearful thing.

An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.

And ladies, build up your husband by being submissive. That's how you will give your children success; you will want your children to be obedient, to be submissive to righteous living.

A Muslim friend of mine who has just read the book points out to me that Islam retains a similar duality over paradise. In paradise the righteous are rewarded with precisely what is forbidden on earth.

It is a hard thing for a man to be righteous, if the unrighteous man is to have the greater right.

The Lord clearly defined the roles of providing for and rearing a righteous posterity. In the beginning, Adam, not Eve, was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow.

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion.

Well how can a holy, just, righteous God allow sin into His presence?

I find righteous denunciations of the present state of the language no less dismaying than the present state of the language.

God is righteous in making the sinner righteous.