Be not righteous overmuch. [ Bible ]
The gods see the deeds of the righteous. [ Ovid ]
The righteous find peace, when the wicked feel torment. [ Proverb ]
Every tear of sorrow sown by the righteous springs up a pearl. [ Matthew Henry ]
No man can either live piously or die righteous without a wife. [ Richter ]
If there be one righteous person, the rain falls for' his sake. [ Buddha ]
O time! whose verdicts mock our own, the only righteous judge art thou! [ T. W. Parsons ]
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. [ Bible ]
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. [ Socrates ]
O Fortune, that enviest the brave, what unequal rewards thou bestowest on the righteous! [ Seneca ]
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. [ Bible ]
It is a statistical fact that the wicked work harder to reach hell than the righteous do to enter heaven. [ H. W. Shaw ]
Men must have righteous principles in the first place, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions. [ Luther ]
Our immortal souls, while righteous, are by God himself beautified with the title of his own image and similitude. [ Sir Walter Raleigh ]
Slander and detraction can have no influence, can make no impression, upon the righteous Judge above. None to thy prejudice, but a sad and fatal one to their own. [ Thomas à Kempis ]
Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves. These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public... [ President Donald J. Trump, Presidential Inaugeration Speech, Jan 20, 2017 ]
As flowers never put on their best clothes for Sunday, but wear their spotless raiment and exhale their odor every day, so let your righteous life, free from stain, ever give forth the fragrance of the love of God. [ Henry Ward Beecher ]
Wherein is it possible for us, wicked and impious creatures, to be justified, except in the only Son of God? O sweet reconciliation! O untraceable ministry! O unlooked-for blessing! that the wickedness of many should be hidden in one godly and righteous man, and the righteousness of one justify a host of sinners! [ Justin Martyr ]