Seneca the Younger Quotes

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

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

He who can live in infamy is unworthy of life.

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

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

Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people

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

I have nothing left but my integrity.

Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.

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.

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.

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

Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.

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

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

I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.

Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.

Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

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

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor.

One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.

To be without silver is better than to be without honor.

My integrity is something I hold dear.