Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.

I have a pretty keen ethical compass.

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

The more you talk about - and live by - your principles, the harder it will be for others to treat you in a morally ambiguous manner.

Do whatever you can that doesn't compromise your morals.

You will never win if you don't deal with your work ethically. All that you need to do is to stick to your principles; morals are relative.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

I think a man becomes less than a man when he begins to compromise on what he believes is right.

The person that loses their conscience has nothing left worth keeping.

I'd rather lose my own money than someone else's.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

My future is righteousness.

I'll never go against my morals.

Ethics are not necessarily to do with being law-abiding. I am very interested in the moral path, doing the right thing.

People must have righteous principals in the first, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.

I try not to do anything that's immoral.

There’s nothing more important than people’s conscience and there’s nothing that needs more protection.

His conduct still right with his argument wrong.

I myself have constantly refused to print anything that might countenance vice or promote immorality, though … I might have gotten much money.

I will never cheat in any walk of life.

I've been approached to do reality shows, but even though the fees are very, very attractive, I always say no because money should never be your motivation.

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