Quotes About Conviction

A feminist man is a bit like a vegetarian: it's the humanitarian principle he's defending, I suppose.

Begin and proceed on a settled conviction that but little is permitted to any man to do or to know, and if he complies with the first grand laws, he shall do well.

The world will never be in any manner of order or tranquility until men are firmly convinced that conscience, honor and credit are all in one interest

A man will never change his mind if he have no mind to change.

No man can be convinced when he will not.

The mason asks but a narrow shelf to spring his brick from; man requires only an infinitely narrower one to spring his arch of faith from.

Every man should stand for a force which is perfectly irresistible.

No man is fit to be a Senator...unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.

Look to the end; and resolve to make the service of Christ the first object in what remains of life, without indifference to the opinion of your fellow men, but also without fear of it.

Sometimes fear is wholesome and rational; it is well to swing fear as a mighty battle-axe over men's heads when no other motive will move them.

Man may doubt here and there, but mankind does not doubt.

In order to live man must believe in that for which he lives.

I describe a world with no exit, convinced that God accompanies man throughout his history.

The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.

That cause is strong which has, not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.

It is often easier as well as more advantageous to conform to other men's opinions than to bring them over to ours.

A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob; an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen.

There is no lie that a man will not believe; and there is no man who does not believe many lies; and there is no man who believes only lies.

You cannot do something just for the money. You have to do things you believe in and eventually you will make money.

Do what your inner soul tells you to do, regardless of any money or success it will bring you.

I'm a firm believer in putting your money where your mouth is.

A man who cannot be enticed by money or intimidated by the threat of jail or death has two of the strongest weapons that anyone has to offer.

If someone tells you to do something for money, tell them to go to hell.

I have always held the conviction that American citizens should keep as much of their hard-earned money as possible.