Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes

He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.

A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal

No man knows the value of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them.

I don't trust anyone that hasn't been to jail at least once in their life. You should have been, or something's the matter with you.

A good man with a good conscience doesn't walk so fast.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

There is no better proof of a man's being truly good than his desiring to be constantly under the observation of good men.

I thank God that I left office the same way I came in: with integrity.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

I think character is real important. And you know, and I think the public does.

Character is that quality of mind which makes truth-telling instinctive rather than strange.

Character is much easier kept than recovered.

But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

Live so that you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.

The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct, not by their professions.

Only men of character are trusted.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

I have friends and family that are filled with massive amounts of integrity. And it shouldn't be an oddity.