Faith Baldwin Quotes

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

This is a smear on the image that Thurmond has as a person of high integrity.

It's better to not have a reputation than a bad one.

If a man suffers ill, let it be without shame; for this is the only profit when we are dead. You will never say a good word about deeds that are evil and disgraceful.

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

By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.

I call God to witness that as a private person I have done nothing unbeseeming an honest man, nor, as I bear the place of a public man, have I done anything unworthy of my place.

Character is property. It is the noblest of possessions.

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

Men are satisfied commonly if they can so regulate their lives as to escape the censure of men, and the disgrace which follows wicked actions.

My basic philosophy is never do anything with the word 'celebrity' attached to it. Without being overly pompous, if you have worked hard to have an audience trust you a bit, why blow it? That is my currency.

Character is the essence of all that a man has seen in life and regards as high and exalted. Character is like truth: the substance of the things that a man has forgotten but the substance of the things that are worth remembering in life.

A man has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.

I did not have a reputation to defend.

I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.

To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

Only men of character are trusted.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.

You can't buy a good reputation; you must earn it.

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

I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation any further than it has already been.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.