If there be no nobility of descent, all the more indispensable is it that there should be nobility of ascent,a character in them that bear rule so fine and high and pure that as men come within the circle of its influence they involuntarily pay homage to that which is the one pre-eminent distinction, the royalty of virtue.
More Quotes from Bishop Henry C. Potter:
We have exchanged the Washingtonian dignity for the Jeffersonian simplicity, which was in truth only another name for the Jacksonian vulgarity.Bishop Henry C. Potter
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Vice & Virtue QuotesBased on Keywords: involuntarily, pre-eminent
Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil.
Maximilien Robespierre
Since NAFTA was put in place, Mexico has lost 1.9 million jobs and most Mexicans' real wages have fallen.
Stephen F. Lynch
I wish that person outside would stop coughing.
Lee Konitz