Orison Swett Marden Quotes

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.

In the end, your integrity is all you've got.

I couldn't lie to get myself fame and fortune.

My mother taught me that when you stand in the truth and someone tells a lie about you, don't fight it.

My integrity is something I hold dear.

To me the highest thing, after God, is my honor.

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'm more interested in being good than being famous.

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.

You have to be able to wake up in the morning and say, 'I've been true.'

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

I could be a jerk and get a lot more publicity, but that's not who I am.

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

I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.

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

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

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

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

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.

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.

Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people

I have nothing left but my integrity.

I never wanted to lose who I am, my character or my integrity for the sake of Hollywood.

If you ain't nothing when you get money and fame, you're just going to be more nothing. If you don't stand for nothing, when you get money and fame, you ain't suddenly fin to stand for nothing! You're just fin to be richer and more famous - standing for nothing!