Joe Hill Quotes

He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.

Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.

To many people virtue consists chiefly in repenting faults, not in avoiding them.

The severest test of character is not so much the ability to keep a secret as it is, when the secret is finally out, to refrain from disclosing that you knew it all along.

There are interests by the sacrifice of which peace is too dearly purchased. One should never be at peace to the shame of his own soul--to the violation of his integrity or of his allegiance to God.

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.

sometimes it's okay to cheat on things - but don't ever cheat on people. because once you start, it's very hard to stop. you find out how easy it is to do.

That's what I love about integrity. Each time we go inside, that's where it is.

It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one.

Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.

Without character, there is no credibility; and without credibility, there is no trust.

We must be the same person in private and in public. Only the Christian worldview gives us the basis for this kind of integrity.

You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.

With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best.

Integrity is keeping a commitment even after circumstances have changed.

The treason of which I stand convicted loses all its guilt, has been sanctified as a duty, and will be ennobled as a sacrifice.

When words I uttered, believing them to be true, were exposed as false, I was constrained by my duties and loyalty to the President and unable to comment. But I promised reporters and the public that I would someday tell the whole story of what I knew.

Traditionally I'm not a very good secret-keeper.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

I promise not to become a source of shame for you.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

The only reason I am living with my shame is to protect the Emperor from all responsibility.

I will never break the word of a prince spoken in a public place, for my honor's sake.