Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

Rich men's houses are seldom beautiful, rarely comfortable, and never original. It is a constant source of surprise to people of moderate means to observe how little a big fortune contributes to Beauty.

Honour is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.

I have nothing left but my integrity.

Honor modesty more than your life.

Experience shows us Wealth unchaperoned by Virtue is never an innocuous neighbor.

Honor is the moral conscience of the great.

The strongest passion which I have is honor.

Honor is decency without vanity.

Truth is an homage that the good man pays to his own dignity.

There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

For me, life is not about gold taps and marble all over the place.

I've been to parties in L.A. that are mind-blowing. I mean, quite literally mind-blowing. People get cellphones in the party bag, that sort of thing. Fabulous, fabulous parties.

Ability without honor is useless.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

To those whose God is honor; only disgrace is a sin.

'Tis better to suffer wrong than do it.

I sometimes wonder if two thirds of the globe is covered in red carpet.

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

When all is said and done the only thing you'll have left is your character.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

The product of extraordinary wealth allied to a taste for the sumptuous.

Virtue is the truest nobility.