Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

A good friend will help you plant your tulips. A great friend will help you plant a gun on the unarmed intruder you just shot.

He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.

Between friends there is no need for justice, but people who are just still need the quality of friendship; and indeed friendliness is considered to be justice in the fullest sense.

Honesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship - all these things shaped me too.

I am more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world

It's not so much staying alive, it's staying human that's important. What counts is that we don't betray each other.

If you're my bestfriend I shouldn't have to ask you to lie for me.

Growing up I watched examples of how not to treat people. I knew when I got into certain positions that I wasn't going to talk to people the way that they did. My mindset is, if you want to see the true character of a person watch how they treat those who can't do anything for them.

Friends that I value most are people who would essentially use physical violence against me at a time when I seem to be teetering on the edge.

The most valuable asset we have, actually, is our ability to understand, to do the right thing, to be kind, to be decent.

I don't think there's anything to be admired in lying, cheating or philandering. But there might be something to be admired in not burning people at the stake because they have those weaknesses.

A friend, even if he be the enemy's son , should be protected.

If you cheat on your wife, you'll cheat on your business partner.

Stand up for your principles, but be a decent human being while you're doing it.

There have been a few friends who have taught me some great lessons in life. I wouldn't like to name them. They did things that I never expected out of them that left me heart-broken. It was during these rough patches in life that they left me alone. I know now that it was only my position that they were interested in.

A true heiress is never mean to anyone - except a girl who steals your boyfriend.

I love everybody. I think my totem animal is a Labrador Retriever.

A true friend encourages us, comforts us, supports us like a big easy chair, offering us a safe refuge from the world.

Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.

The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.

I want someone honest, someone who's very sweet to my family and friends, and polite to the other people around me.

Never assume, no matter how strong the temptation, that other people are low-life lying manipulators without a shred of human decency.

To this day, just always treat people the way you want to be treated. Whether it's family or friends or co-workers, I think it's the most important thing. Whether you have success or don't have it, whether you're a good person is all that matters.

When I meet a new person, I am on the lookout for signs of what he or she is loyal to. It is a preliminary clue to the sense of belonging, and hence of his or her humanity.

I don't like men who treat women like arm candies. He should treat me like an equal or better. And then he should be a good human being. He should see the human side of things. I like men who stand up for what's right and who don't cheat.