Denis Waitley Quotes

Base thy life on principle, not on rules.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely.

My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told the truth, and stood up for what he believed was right.

A man of honour should never forget what he is because he sees what others are.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

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

The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity.

I beg my Children to be just and virtuous, never to disgrace my name or theirs, and then they are out of fortune's power.

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

I don't trust anyone that hasn't been to jail at least once in their life. You should have been, or something's the matter with you.

I believe being honourable lasts longer than rapping good.

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

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

One of the standards on which your happiness is based, now and in your future, is moral purity.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.

Character is that quality of mind which makes truth-telling instinctive rather than strange.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.