Frederic William Farrar Quotes

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living.

I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.

You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself.

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself.

I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.

In everything I do, whether in business, philanthropy or my personal life, I am guided by my inner truth, my values.

Do I get up every morning and ask: am I doing the things that I believe in and am I doing them for the best possible motives? Yes. Unambiguously yes.

Do what I want, be honest to myself and then it would do good for others, that's all, full on.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

Everything will line up perfectly when knowing and living the truth becomes more important than looking good.

Deal faithfully and truly with your own soul.

If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.

I always try and do my best and put out the best and find the best in me, as well. But I'm not thinking about it beforehand.

You have to be honest about who you are.

I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.

One of the key elements is the ability to be honest with yourself.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

I try to be the best man I can for the day.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

You're always concerned for your character. You should be.

Anyone can identify with those moments in life where circumstances or people inform us that we've strayed from the path of our better nature and intentions. We know what that's like, and we resist it - so as not to feel like we're bad people.

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.