Marcus Aurelius Quotes

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

I try to act as a man of character if no one is watching or if the world is watching.

Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.

Throughout my life, I have always tried to do what is right.

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.

Your character must be above suspicion and you must be truthful and self-controlled.

We should make virtue our master, not our servant.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.

I choose goodness... I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.

Honesty is nothin' compared to decency.

Whatever any one does or says, I must be good; just as if the emerald were always saying this: "Whatever any one does or says, I must still be emerald, and keep my color.

Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

Character is long-standing habit.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.

Power is not alluring to pure minds.

A man's character is his guardian divinity.

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.

The just man walks in his integrity

Moral character has now some influence in our elections, but not that place which it deserves. The law of public opinion excludes confirmed sots, and persons judicially convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors against the State; but it ought to render the election of all profane swearers, notorious Sabbath breakers, seducers, slanderers, prodigals and riotous persons, as well as the advocates of dueling, impracticable.