Evan Esar Quotes

I'm an advocate of 'it's not what you are, it's who you are.'

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

Self-respect will keep a man from being abject when he is in the power of enemies, and will enable him to feel that he may be in the right when the world is against him.

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.

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

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.

Self-respect and prosperity are the most effective guardian of morals.

I never wanted to lose who I am, my character or my integrity for the sake of Hollywood.

Dad lived his life in a way that it was his character, not his circumstances, that dictated what his life looked like.

The great test of life is ... not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage.

Just stay true to yourself and true to wut you believe.

Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.

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

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within - strength, courage, dignity.

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.

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

Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me, as I know they will, it is to that sense of right and wrong, that sense of who I am and what I believe, to which I will always hold.

Our own heart, and not other men's opinions form our true honor.

No strength within, no respect without.