Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes

Character is the indelible mark that determines the only true value of all people and all their work.

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.

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

The only respect you should have is the one you earn.

Ask me not what I have, but what I am.

The place does not make the man, nor the sceptre the king. Greatness is from within.

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.

Better not be at all than not be noble.

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

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

I'm a firm believer that it's not the way you look or what you have, but what you've got inside.

Each man in his way is a treasure.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

I would rather have honesty and character than prestige and wealth. I can walk and ride the streets of this city, hold my head up, and look all men in the face.

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.

Man is worth more for what he is than for what he has.

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

All of us wish for a dignity that commands respect. But few have it.

Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what we do.

If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

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.

Show me the person you honor, for I know better by that the kind of person you are. For you show me what your idea of humanity is.