Charles Simmons Quotes

Love of glory can only create a great hero; contempt of glory creates a great man.

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

Virtue is the truest nobility.

What is character? It is that quality of man which is going to make a man, in an hour of strain, do the just and, if possible, the generous thing.

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

He is not a … politician who would sacrifice his soul for office; he is not a member of Congress who would promise anything to win a second term. He represents all that is best in American manhood involving integrity of character, a sane mind, and the loftiest of motives.

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.

Virtue is the roughest way, but proves at night a bed of down.

Even honor and virtue make enemies, condemning, as they do, their opposites by too close a contrast.

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

Whether the gentleman is capable or not, he is loved all the same; conversely the petty man is loathed all the same.

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

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

The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught.

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

Say not that honor is the child of boldness, nor believe thou that the hazard of life alone can pay the price of it: it is not to the action that it is due, but to the manner of performing it.

They're only truly great who are truly good.

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

Honor is like a match, you can only use it once.

True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.

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