For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech to stir men's blood. I only speak right on.
—William Shakespeare
Showing posts with label honesty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label honesty. Show all posts
Sunday, January 07, 2024
Post #3211
Sunday, September 03, 2023
Post #3192
Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.
― Mark Twain
Monday, September 23, 2019
Post #2921
Never apologize for showing feeling. My friend, remember that when you do so, you apologize for truth.
—Benjamin Disraeli
—Benjamin Disraeli
Friday, September 20, 2019
Friday, September 30, 2016
Post #2175
An honest man is believed without an oath, for his reputation swears for him.
—Eliza Cook
—Eliza Cook
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Monday, August 17, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Post #1844
I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain, what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an "honest man."
— George Washington
Friday, March 20, 2015
Post #1775
The more weakness the more falsehood; strength goes straight: every cannon ball that has in it hollows and holes goes crooked.
—Jean Paul Richter
—Jean Paul Richter
Friday, March 06, 2015
Post #1765
Truth from the mouth of an honest man, or severity from a good-natured one, has a double effect.
—William Hazlitt
—William Hazlitt
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Post #1704
The Guy in the Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isn’t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.
He’s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear up to the end,
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and “chisel” a plum,
And think you’re a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you’ve cheated the guy in the glass.
—Dale Wimbrow
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isn’t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.
He’s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he’s with you clear up to the end,
And you’ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and “chisel” a plum,
And think you’re a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you’re only a bum
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you’ve cheated the guy in the glass.
—Dale Wimbrow
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Post #1457
Money dishonestly acquired is never worth its cost, while a good conscience never costs as much as it is worth.
—J. Petit-Senn
—J. Petit-Senn
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Post #1004
Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms, you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.
—Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
—Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Friday, June 15, 2012
Post #979
On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain: either you will
reach a point higher up today, or you will be training your powers so
that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
—Friedrich Nietzsche
Monday, January 09, 2012
Sunday, January 30, 2011
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- dave
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