Quotes about Values
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.
- Mark Twain
We cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with our beliefs.
- John Maxwell
It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.
- Napoleon Hill
No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver.
- Khalil Gibran
Will springs from the two elements of moral sense and self-interest.
- Abraham Lincoln
Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means standing firmly for principle, even in the fact of opposition.
- Stephen Covey
We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good and the best. So often, the enemy of the best is the good.
- Stephen Covey
Life without decency is unbearable.
- Albert Nobbs
Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.
- Confucius
If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?
- Confucius
Now, what of the entertainment that is available to our young people today? Are you being undermined right in your homes through your television, radio, slick magazines, and rock music records?
- Ezra Taft Benson
Character is what a man is in the dark.
- DL Moody