Robert G. Ingersoll Quotes

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

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

What really matters is what's on the inside.

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but what he is.

What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you.

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

The value of a man is in his intrinsic qualities: in that of which power cannot strip him and which adverse fortune cannot take away. That for which he is indebted to circumstances is mere trapping and tinsel.

Every person has a different view of another person's image. That's all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that's who you are.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

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

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

Preaching don't mean you are a true man. You got to go out and do.

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

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

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

I understand now that my soul is my power, not perfection or my ego. I continue to teach this to my children, despite their glamorous careers. If we can maintain our core values, the exteriors take second place and become a gift, a source of gratitude.

A person becomes great not be sitting on some high seat, but through higher qualities. Can a crow become an eagle by simply sitting on the top of a palatial building?

The wise treat self-respect as non-negotiable, and will not trade it for health or wealth or anything else.

Put the greatest emphasis on what's in you; your knowledge, your wisdom, your inner strength, your character, your tenacity and people will look through the box and always walk away with the product.

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.

Just stay true to yourself and true to wut you believe.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

I don't care what anybody says about me as long as it isn't true.

I hope people remember me for the kind of person that I am, not because of what I do.