Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

Confidence…thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.

Amid the seeming confusion of our mysterious world, individuals are so nicely adjusted to a system, and systems to one another and to a whole, that, by stepping aside for a moment, a man exposes himself to a fearful risk of losing his place forever.

I’m not perfect. And who knows how many times I’ve fallen short. We all fall short. That’s the amazing thing about the grace of God.

The universe does not favor the greedy, dishonest and evil people, even when it seems so. It helps honest, generous and virtuous people.

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.

No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

It cannot be your duty to do anything that is beyond your reach or your strength at the moment. It cannot be your duty to do anything that sacrifices your own integrity or your own spiritual development.

An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.

These are the arks, the trophies, I erect, That fortify thy name against old age.

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.

You can tell more about a person by what he says about others, than you can by what others say about him!

But all my life through, the very insistence on truth has taught me to appreciate the beauty of compromise.

I propose to raise a revolution against the lie that the majority has the monopoly of the truth.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: never lie to yourself.

The liar is no better than the thief, and if his mendacity takes the form of slander he may be worse than most thieves. It puts a premium upon knavery untruthfully to attack an honest man, or even with hysterical exaggeration to assail a bad man with untruth.

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute.

The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.

To offend a strong man, tell him a lie. To offend a weak man, tell him the truth.

To live is in itself a value judgment. To breathe is to judge.

Values are related to our emotions, just as we practice physical hygiene to preserve our physical health, we need to observe emotional hygiene to preserve a healthy mind and attitudes.

Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as freedom should not be highly rated.

Now if I carry out this oath, and break it not, may I gain forever reputation among all men for my life and for my art; but if I transgress it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me.