Orison Swett Marden Quotes

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

When the sacredness of one's word is matched in the attributes of his character throughout, all that constitutes a man, then we find that there is something in a man's life greater than his occupation or his achievements; grander than acquisition or wealth; higher than genius; more enduring than fame.

I suspect that with men like General Petraeus, where honor means something - losing your life is secondary to losing your honor.

When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Let them hate me, provided they respect my conduct.

I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.

I'd like to be known for my character.

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

Fame and success and titles stay with you, but they wear out eventually. In the end, all that you are left with is your character.

Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.

Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

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.

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

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

The nobility of a human being is strictly independent of that of his convictions.

Real worth requires no interpreter: its everyday deeds form its emblem.

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.

Honour is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

Respect for character is always diminished in proportion to the number among whom the blame or praise is to be divided.

A man whose life has been dishonorable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.