Viking Proverb Quotes

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.

Union is a delectable thing, and so is wealth, and so is life, but they may all cost too much, if they cost honour.

I have nothing left but my integrity.

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

Truly a man does not live by bread alone. A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially is it to be preferred to the appearance of riches, acquired with nothing down and nothing to pay for two months.

Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life.

More precious is want with honesty than wealth with infamy.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

Ability without honor is useless.

You cannot have a proud and chivalrous spirit if your conduct is mean and paltry; for whatever a man's actions are, such must be his spirit.

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

Honor is like a match, you can only use it once.

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

Money takes wings. The only thing that endures is character.

My character and good name are in my own keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be envied.

Though I be poor, I'm honest.

Without money honor is merely a disease.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

The only shame is to have none.

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest.

He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.