William Shenstone Quotes

In this world, there must be a certain degree of honor just as there must be a certain amount of light. When there are many men without honor, there will always be some others who bear in themselves the honor of many men.

Act with honor, and Honor will aid you

There is hardly that person to be found who is not more concerned for the reputation of wit and sense, than honesty and virtue.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

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

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.

Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people

My integrity is something I hold dear.

I'm not saying I'm a paragon of virtue, but it's hard for me not to be honorable.

The religious man fears, the man of honor scorns, to do an ill action.

Act your part with honor.

Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to be scrupulously fair, upright, fearless in both action and expression. Honesty pays dividends both in dollars and in peace of mind.

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

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

To an honest man, it is an honor to have remembered his duty.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable.

There are no perfectly honorable men; but every true man has one main point of honor and a few minor ones.

The law is a great thing,--because men are poor and weak, and bad. And it is great, because where it exists in its strength, no tyrant can be above it. But between you and me there should be no mention of law as the guide of conduct. Speak to me of honour, and of duty, and of nobility; and tell me what they require of you.

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

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

You know, at the end of the day, the only thing you have is trust and honor in this world. That's all you have. All you have is your reputation built on trust and your personal honor. When you don't have that anymore, well, you know, there you go. Trust was broken.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

Simple honesty of purpose in a man goes a long way in life, if founded on a just estimate of himself and a steady obedience to the rule he knows and feels to be right.