Francis Chan Quotes

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

Virtue, once bragged about, once you pride yourself upon it, ceases to be such.

Know you not that a good man does nothing for appearance sake, but for the sake of having done right?

Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.

I don't like hypocrisy—even in international relations.

[Ross Perot] thinks that proclaiming honesty is the same as being honest.

The virtue involved in helping those one loves is not 'selflessness' or 'sacrifice,' but integrity.

I don't like people who speak or think in terms of gaining anybody's confidence. If one's actions are honest, one does not need the predated confidence of others, only their rational perception. The person who craves a moral blank check of that kind, has dishonest intentions, whether he admits it to himself or not.

Fewer possess virtue, than those who wish us to believe that they possess it.

There is no greater virtue than honesty.

On the whole, I should say that the person who likes to lie should never, in any circumstances, be allowed to. Leave the lying to the people who hate it. You will not find them indulging often.

Sinners often speak the truth. And saints have led people astray. Examine what is said, not the one who says it.

We may argue eloquently that 'Honesty is the best Policy' - unfortunately, the moment honesty is adopted for the sake of policy it mysteriously ceases to be honesty.

A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice.

That soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man.

The only equitable manner in my opinion, of judging the character of a man is to examine if there are personal calculations in his conduct; if there are not, we may blame his manner of judging, but we are not the less bound to esteem him.

I'm not Mother Teresa. But I'm not Frank Bough, either. I am getting older and a bit more sensible. I'm not going to be popping up in dungeons every six months. If you catch me preaching fidelity while I am shagging chickens then throw the book at me. Otherwise, leave me alone.

Do you know why I have credibility? Because I don't exude morality.

Telling the truth ... is not solely a matter of moral character; it is also a matter of correct appreciation of real situations and of serious reflection upon them.

Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.

Trust emerges when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain.

Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.

Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," - it is greatness itself.

Go put your creed into your deed, Nor speak with double tongue.

A perfect man would never act from a sense of duty; he’d always want the right thing more than the wrong one. Duty is only a substitute for love (of God and of other people) like a crutch which is a substitute for a leg. Most of us need the crutch at times; but of course it is idiotic to use the crutch when our own legs (our own loves, tastes, habits etc.) can do the journey on their own.