Looking for inspirational quotes for doing the right thing? We have rounded up the best collection of do the right thing quotes, sayings, captions, messages, status, ideas (with images and pictures) to encourage you to take the right path always.
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Doing the right thing is not always easy, it takes courage, integrity, honesty, and moral values to stand and do the right no matter what the situation is. This collection of doing the right things quotes are by famous poets, leaders, writers, authors, will inspire you to take the right path and stand with the truth always.
Do The Right Thing Quotes
- “Do what is right not what is easy.”
- “Tit for tat is not the right law, and it never was.”
- “Doing the right thing has power.”- Laura Linney
- “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
- “It is never wrong to do the right thing.”- Mark Twain
- “It is never wrong to do what is right.”- Gift Gugu Mona
- “Life is about knowing right and doing the same. No matter how.”
- “In the end you should always do the right thing even if it’s hard.” – Nicholas Sparks
- “There is no wrong time to do the right thing.”- Charles M. Blow
- “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”
- “Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.”- Victor Hugo
- “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
- “The best time to do a thing is when it can be done.”- William Pickens
- “Doing the right thing daily, compounds over time.”- John C. Maxwell
- “Sometimes the cost of integrity is the loss of a friend.”- Jack McDevitt
- “The time is always right to do what is right.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- “A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”- Mark Twain
- “Knowing what is righteous is in the parallel universe to do what it takes.”
- “Educate yourself to seek and intersect the righteousness in every aspect.”
- “If you have to do it, then you’re doing the right thing.”- Kathy Valentine
- “Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”- Tony Blair
- “The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”- Henry David Thoreau
- “Initiative consists of doing the right thing without being told.”- Irving Mack
- “Always do right – this will gratify some and astonish the rest.”- Mark Twain
- “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”- Theodore Roosevelt
- “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.”- C. S. Lewis
- “When you know what is right, you don’t get into any sort of dilemma thereafter.”
- “The right thing may be thrilling at times, but always peaceful in its consequences.”
- “Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”- Mark Twain
- “Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.”- Isaac Asimov
- “The last act is the greatest treason. To do the right deed for the wrong reason.” – T.S Elliot
- “Whenever you know what is right, you must also know the courage that it demands.”
- “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.”
- “With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide.”- Zig Ziglar
- “You can always count on Americans to do the right thing – after they’ve tried everything else.”- Winston Churchill
- “Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.”- Stephen Covey
- “We must not allow ourselves to become like the system we oppose.”- Desmond Tutu
- “Do the right thing, and then do the next right thing, and that will lead you to the next right thing after that.”- Michael J. Fox
- “Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.”- John C Maxwell
- “Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.”- Peter F. Drucker
- “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”- Peter Drucker
- “We are so busy doing the urgent that we don’t have time to do the important.”- Confucius
- “Honestly, if you don’t fit in then you’re probably doing the right thing.”- Lights Poxlietner
- “But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,”
- “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
- “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”- Gandhi
- “Doing the Right Thing – Sometimes doing the right thing, is to do nothing at all.”- Mike Gafka
- “Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.”- Albert Einstein
- “If you are doing the right thing for the earth, she’s giving you great company.”- Vandana Shiva
- “When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion.”- Abraham Lincoln
- “Better to fail at doing the right thing than to succeed at doing the wrong thing.”- Guy Kawasaki
- “In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.”- Brandon Mull
- “Thinking well is wise; planning well;, wiser; doing well wisest and best of all.”- Persian Proverb
- “Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.”- Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Politics is a jungle— torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.”- John F. Kennedy
- “Everyone makes mistakes, but only a person with integrity owns up to them.”- Nicole Guillaume
- “Happiness and personal fulfilment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.”- Epictetus
- “People will always try to stop you from doing the right thing if it is unconventional.”- Warren Buffett
- “Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.”
- “Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.”- Brian Tracy
- “Life is too short to try and please everyone. Take charge and do what’s right — not what’s popular.”- Farshad Asl
- “The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.”
- “Nature is always playing its part in the law of nature, which is ultimately the law of right. Are you returning the act?”
- “Doing is the great thing. for if, resolutely, people do what is right, in time they come to like doing it.”- John Ruskin
- “Doing the right thing for someone else occasionally means doing something that feels wrong to you.”- Jodi Picoult
- “The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”- Robert H. Schuller
- “The difference between being ordinary and extraordinary is doing the right thing while nobody is watching.”- Jim Rohn
- “Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.”- Michael Josephson
- “It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.”- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”- Norman Schwarzkopf
- “It’s not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.”- Queen Latifah
- “Doing the right thing doesn’t always bring success. But compromising ethics almost always leads to failure.”- Vivek Wadhwa
- “What one thinks is right is not always the same as what others think is right; no one can be always right.”- Roy T. Bennett
- “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”- Oprah Winfrey
- “Next to doing the right thing, the most important thing is to let people know you are doing the right thing.” – John D. Rockefeller
- “But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?”
- “You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.”- Pearl S. Buck
- “Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.”- Colin Powell
- “Doing the right thing for someone else was like a tonic for me; it was like some magic ointment that made a wound disappear.”- Susie Bright
- “Sometimes it’s best to do what feels safe, and sometimes it’s better to do what you know is right, even though the cost may be high.”- Deborah Wiles
- “Doing the right thing isn’t always easy – in fact, sometimes it’s real hard – but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.”- David Cottrell
- “The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”- Margaret Chase Smith
- “The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time, is the greatest influence in our society.”- Jack Kemp
- “If you are making smart decisions and doing the right things in the correct order and dedicating yourself to something, the success is inevitable.”- Matt Snell
- “I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may be just little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.”- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- “Doing the right thing even when no one is looking is easy if I remember that I am not in this life alone and that my task is to please God… not people.”- Sandra C. Bibb
- “What is right for one soul may not be right for another. It may mean having to stand on your own and do something strange in the eyes of others.”- Eileen Caddy
- “You have to do the right thing… You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”- Mohandas K. Gandhi
- “Let us resolve to look on the bright side, to make the best of whatever may befall, to maintain faith that doing the right thing will ultimately bring victory.”- B.C. Forbes
- “The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There’s far less competition.”- Dwight Morrow
- “Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”- Benjamin Franklin
- “Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”- Benjamin Franklin
- “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”- Theodore Roosevelt
- “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.”- W. Clement Stone
- “I think a big test we all face in life on a regular basis is that discouragement test. Life’s not always fair, but I believe if you keep doing the right thing, God will get you to where you are.”- Joel Osteen
- “Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught.”- J. C. Watts
- “The extraordinary thing about having absolute conviction that you’re doing the right thing is that you’ll do it – whatever that may be, no matter how difficult, dangerous or improbable.”- John Golembiewski
- “Let excellence be your brand… When you are excellent, you become unforgettable. Doing the right thing, even when nobody knows you’re doing the right thing will always bring the right thing to you.”- Oprah Winfrey
- “My basic principle is that you don’t make decisions because they are easy; you don’t make them because they are cheap; you don’t make them because they’re popular; you make them because they’re right.”- Heodore Hesburgh
- “Our confidence in Christ does not make us lazy, negligent, or careless, but on the contrary it awakens us , urges us on, and maks us active in living righteous lives and doing good. There is no self-confidence to compare with this.”- Ulrich Zwingli
- “Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.”- Albert Einstein
- “You must give some time to your fellow man. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for those who have need of help., something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, you don’t live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here, too.”- Albert Schweitzer
- “Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is… and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.”- Donna Ball
- “When I have a problem of deciding right from wrong, I always give it three tests. First, I give it the common-sense test, and ask if it is reasonable. Then I give it a prayer test. I ask God if it is good and edifying. Then I give it a scripture test. I see if the Bible has anything to say for or against it.”- Billy Garaham
- “It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”- Mahatma Gandhi
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