Who are the men in your life that are more than just decent human beings – they are exceptionally good people?
Maybe you’re thinking of your husband, boyfriend, father, brother, co-worker, or close friend.
Whoever it happens to be, you see him as a role model, both to you and others.
He is the type of man deserving of recognition and admiration.
You can do both with our list of quotes about a good man.
99 of the Best Good Man Quotes to Remind Him of His Awesomeness
If you want to show this outstanding man how much you think of him, use an amazing man quote to get your message across. You can:
Write it in an appreciation card.
Have it printed on a coffee mug for him.
Print it and frame it as a special gift.
Use one when you raise a toast to him at a celebratory gathering.
Come up with your own ideas, but don’t allow these quotes to just sit here on the page.
Put them to use and make that special guy feel great about himself.
Appreciate a Good Man Quotes
1. “I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.” – William Butler Yeats
2. “I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other ‘gentleman’ stuff is a chess game, especially these days.” — Anna Kendrick
3. “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt
4. “There is nothing noble being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” — Ernest Hemingway
5. “You’ve found a good man when he makes you want to be a better woman.” – The Good Man Project
6. “Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?” – Epictetus
7. “Trying to learn to be a good man is like learning to play tennis against a wall. You are only a good man – a competent, capable, interesting and lovable man – when you’re doing it for, or with, other people.” – A. A. Gill
8. “The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.” – Brandon Sanderson
9. “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” — Thomas Paine
10. “If you are afraid of the sunlight, you ain’t a good man!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan
11. “Consider yourself lucky for having met him, for he’s the kind of man who’ll prove you right.” – Nicholas Sparks
12. “Being a ‘good man’ is something you do, not something you are.” – Luvvie Ajayi
13. “It makes a big difference when men respect women. There are a lot of men who don’t, so that’s the main quality that would make a good man a great man.” – Stephanie Sigman
14. “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” – Samuel Johnson
15. “A good man will recognize a good woman without her having to beg him to do so.” – Alex Elle
16. “A good guy is like a four-leaf clover; lucky to have but hard to find.” – Unknown
17. “So, being a good man is not an exam or a qualification. It changes, and it incorporates being a good friend, a good father, a good employee, a good boss, a good neighbor, and a good citizen.” — A.A. Gill
18. “In the face of inhumanity, a good man reacts, but a great one acts.” – James Rollins
19. “Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honorable.” – Seneca the Younger
20. “It is not the situation which makes the man but the man who makes the situation.” – Frederick William Robertson
21. “Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.” – Michelangelo
22. “It is his nature, not his standing, that makes the good man.” — Publilius Syrus
23. “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.” — Bob Marley
24. “A good man will never harm or oppress another. A good man will share his last morsel of food with others in need, and die of hunger when he no longer has any food – instead of cheat or steal from others to survive. Selflessness. Humility. Truthfulness. These are the three marks of an honorable man.” – Suzy Kassem
Having a Good Man Quotes
25. “The good man does not grieve that other people do not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.” – Confucius
26. “A gentleman will open doors, pull out chairs, and carry things. Not because she’s helpless or unable, but because he wants to show her that she is valuable and worthy of respect.” — Charles J. Orlando
27. “The first step to be a good man is this: You must deeply feel the burden of the stones some else [is] carrying.” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
28. “Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” — Marcus Aurelius
29. “A good man is kinder to his enemy than bad men are to their friends.” — Joseph Hall
30. “A real man won’t date the most beautiful girl in the world — he’ll date the girl that makes his world beautiful.” — Unknown
31. “Just because you are a nice guy, doesn’t mean you are a good man.” – Zyanya Torres
32. “A real man can’t stand seeing his woman hurt. He’s careful with his decisions and actions, so he never has to be responsible for her pain.” — Unknown
33. “One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man’s laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky
34. “You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.” – John Wayne
35. “Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.” – Chuck Norris
36. “One good man, one good man, it ain’t much – it’s only everything.” – Deborah Kerr
37. “Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or the great man is not that he has been exempt from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them.” – Patrick Henry
38. “The life of a good man is at the same time the most eloquent lesson of virtue and the most severe reproof of vice.” – Samuel Smiles
39. “I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference.” – Ellen Goodman
40. “In the face of inhumanity, a good man reacts, but a great one acts.” — James Rollins
41. “A strong man doesn’t have to be dominant toward a woman. He doesn’t match his strength against a woman weak with love for him. He matches it against the world.” – Marilyn Monroe
42. “The real power of a man is in the size of the smile of the woman sitting next to him.” — Unknown
43. “Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic: you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner.” – Jerry Seinfeld
44. “The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.” – John Dewey
45. “Here is the manliness of manhood, that a man has a good reason for what he does, and has a will in doing it.” – Alexander MacLaren
46. “Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race.” — Ken Blanchard
47. “The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.” – Thomas Carlyle
48. “Strong men don’t have attitude, they have standards.” – Unknown
49. “It takes a strong man to accept somebody else’s children and step up the the plate another man left on the table.” – Ray Johnson
50. “Good men are not those who now and then do a good act, but men who join one good act to another.” – Henry Ward Beecher
51. “Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” – John Wooden
52. “You aren’t nervous about the performance, you’re nervous about the results.” – James Pierce
53. “The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.” – Dale Carnegie
54. “To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.” – Oscar Wilde
55. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
56. “A good man will find that there is goodness in the world; an honest man will find that there is honesty in the world; and a man of principle will find principle and integrity in the hearts of others.” – Albert Pike
57. “A good man will want you to shine. He wants you to be your amazing self. A good man loves to show off his happy, intelligent, amazing, powerful woman.” – Anastasia Netri
58. “A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.” – Thomas Carlyle
59. “A good man shares his knowledge selflessly with everyone.” ― Eraldo Banovac
60. “Let the quality man you’ve been created to be out; the world is world incomplete without him.” ― Eric M. Watterson
61. “A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.” – Maxim Gorky
62. “It really is true that an orator is simply a good man who speaks well.” – George McGovern
63. “You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.” – Johann Kaspar Lavater
64. “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be a value.” — Albert Einstein
65. “There is nothing noble being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” – Winston Churchill
66. “Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” – R.J. Palacio
67. “If you can trust a man’s word; you can trust the man.” ― Eric M. Watterson
68. “I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.” – John Ruskin
69. “It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.” – Logan Pearsall Smith
70. “We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.” – William James
71. “Good men who exercise power are really the most fascinating of all people.” – John Keegan
72. “A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.” — George Bernard Shaw
73. “He who stops being better stops being good.” – Oliver Cromwell
74. “Though in the order of nature angels rank above men, yet, by scale of justice, good men are of greater value than bad angels.” – Saint Augustine
75. “No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.” – Amelia Earhart
76. “A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if it could walk up and down in the garden – swinging perfume from every little censer it holds up to the air.” – Henry Ward Beecher
77. “The times are never so bad but that a good man can make a shift to live in them.” – Thomas More
A Good Man Deserves Quotes
78. “A man deserves credit when he accomplishes something of importance. Something that provides for the betterment of his life and his family’s life and, whenever possible, mankind.” – Therese Anne Fowler
79. “A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.” – John Wayne
80. “A man’s goal should be to give his woman things she needs without her having to ask. Things like loyalty, attention, love, affection, respect, and quality time. A good man deserves the same.” – Unknown
81. “Husbands too, deserve to be spoiled. Told they are handsome. Told their efforts are appreciated and should also be made to feel secure. If he is doing his best to treat you like a queen, do your best to treat him as a King. His need to feel loved and appreciated is REAL.” – Unknown
82. “A young man who doesn’t have the foresight to seek out the girl he wants to be with and actively pursue her, doesn’t deserve her.” ― Colleen Houck
83. “If a good man can’t sleep after hurting people, then he should learn much more to be a leader.” ― Toba Beta
84. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Buddha
85. “Believe you deserve it and the universe will serve it.” – Unknown
86. “No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.” – Plato
87. “Decide what you want. Believe you can have it. Believe you deserve it and believe it’s possible for you.” – Jack Canfield
88. “The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.” – Maureen Dowd
89. “You’ll be amazed at what you attract after you start believing in what you deserve.” – Unknown
90. “Never sell yourself short. There is always someone willing, able and ready to love you the way you deserve to be love.” – Toni Payne
91. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe” – Anatole France
92. “People often tell me I could be a great man. I’d rather be a good man.” – John F. Kennedy Jr
93. “I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.” – Kurt Cobain
92. “Be strong enough to let go and patient enough to wait for what you deserve.” – Unknown
93. “A great man does not seek applause or place; he seeks for truth; he seeks the road to happiness, and what he ascertains, he gives to others.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
94. “Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.” – St. Francis of Assisi
95. “Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.” – Mark Victor Hansen
96. “You are more incredible than you know, and you are more deserving than you think.” – e.t.i.
97. “You deserve the love you keep trying to give everyone else.” – Unknown
98. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein
99. “You deserve peace, love, happiness, and all that your heart desires. Don’t let anyone control your life and take away those things.” – Sony A. Parker
If you read through all of these good men quotes, you may have a hard time choosing just one that describes the excellent guys in your life.
That’s ok – you can share more than one. In fact, share the entire list with great guys you know. Who says you can’t shower him with positive thoughts?
