James Cash Penney 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.

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

It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It's what resides inside.

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

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

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

What really matters is what's on the inside.

I believe that my worth is not measured by what I do, by the honors that are bestowed upon me, or by material wealth that I might obtain. Instead, I am measured by the courage I show while standing for my beliefs, by the dedication I exhibit to ensure my word is good, and the resolve I undertake to establish my actions and deeds as honorable.

I'm defined by the character I have.

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 still had some honor... I still have some now.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

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

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.

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

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

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

Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.

The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else. The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.

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.

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

What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

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.