Bertrand Russell Quotes

Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend.

How is it possible for those who are men of honor in their persons, thus to become notorious liars in their party

He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.

Who, under pressing temptations to lie, adheres to truth, nor to the profane betrays aught of a sacred trust, is near the summit of wisdom and virtue.

There is an innocence in lying which is the sign of good faith in a cause.

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.

Be sure to live up to your reputation for honesty and goodness, because many souls who believe you to be honest and good have placed themselves in your hands.

I wished my wife to be not so much as suspected. Common traditional saying: Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.

Personal integrity implies such trustworthiness and incorruptibility that we are incapable of being false to a trust or covenant.

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

I'm not a cheater. I've never cheated in my life.

I do not believe with the Rochefoucaults and the Montaignes that fourteen out of fifteen men are rogues. I believe a great abatement from that proportion may be made in favor of general honesty.

I don't cheat.

I'll never cheat.

The heart that is conscious of its own integrity is ever slow to credit another´s treachery.

It is a fair adornment of a man and a great convenience both to himself and to all those with whom he converses and deals, to act uprightly, uniformly, and consistently. The practice of piety frees a man from interior distraction and from irresolution in his mind, from duplicity or inconstancy in his character, and from confusion in his proceedings, and consequently securing for others freedom from deception and disappointment in their transactions with him.

I'd rather the handshake for somebody that I can trust than a contract. Because you can read the bloody contract - perhaps if you made a little bit of a mistake writing it - in a way to suit you.

An honorable man or woman is one who is truthful; free from deceit; above cheating, lying, stealing, or any form of deception. An honorable man or woman is one who learns early that one cannot do wrong and feel right. A man's character is judged on how he keeps his word and his agreements.

The more virtuous any man is, the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious.

I'm a very firm believer that a liar is a cheat and a thief and a crook. I don't like liars. I never lie. I always told my own child, "If you murder somebody, tell me. I'll help you hide the body. But don't you lie to me.

Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets - and can be lost in a heartbeat.

There is no honest man! not one, that can resist the attraction of gold!

I've never lost a friend over work. I come from a small-town environment and I remember my childhood impressions that, if you were a conniver or a fink or whatever, everybody knew about it and you were a louse for the rest of your life. So I never lost those values in some way.