Danielle Trussoni Quotes

Honesty is nothin' compared to decency.

...it's so hard to find men of a so high type of morals that they'll stay bought.

Act with honor, and Honor will aid you

What, shall one of us, That struck for the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers--shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honors For so much trash as may be grasped thus?

There is no praise in being upright, where no one can, or tries to corrupt you.

Honor is the moral conscience of the great.

The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.

I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.

Corruption hates what is not corrupt.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses.

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

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Who sows virtue reaps honor.

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.

Personally, I have never considered myself corrupt or seen the need to be so. People are judged as what they are perceived to be.

The religious man fears, the man of honor scorns, to do an ill action.

There is hardly that person to be found who is not more concerned for the reputation of wit and sense, than honesty and virtue.

It is much easier to ruin a man of principle than a man of none, for he may be ruined through his scruples. Knavery is supple and can bend; but honesty is firm and upright, and yields not.

For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.

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.

A good man does not spy around for the black spots in others, but presses unswervingly on towards his mark.

All the gold upon the earth and all the gold beneath it, does not compensate for lack of virtue.

I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.

We may argue eloquently that 'Honesty is the best Policy' - unfortunately, the moment honesty is adopted for the sake of policy it mysteriously ceases to be honesty.