Quotes About Reliability

Yet loyalty must run two ways, or else become betrayal in the egg.

Why does your one virtue have to be fidelity?

Although demons can lie. So can humans, muttered Des. And rather more often.

There is nothing, nothing, nothing more important to me in the men and women I train than their absolute personal integrity. Whether you function as welders or inspectors, the laws of physics are implacable lie detectors. You may fool men. You will never fool the metal. That's all.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day,' and this is one of the times I'm right.

Personally I've never put much store by honesty- I mean how can you trust a word whose first letter you don't even pronounce

I'll go see her tonight,' I said. I felt I was a person of my word, and by saying something I could make it so. It was less like integrity perhaps and more like magic.

It's bad enough when they refer to medical science as 'an inexact science,' says the Mother. But when they start referring to it as 'an art,' I get extremely nervous.

Folks can't seem to realize that it isn't a smooth talker we need in there but a steady man, a man with judgement. Any medicine-show man can spout words, if they are written for him. It takes no genius to sound well. To act right and at the right time is something else again.

In Bowdrie's limited vocabulary, to be responsible was the most important word.

standing there, looking about. He reached into his vest pocket and took out his watch, glanced at it, then returned it to his pocket and walked back to his office. Jordy Neff was waiting

MRS. BREYDON, TEMPLE Boone has assured us

We accepted all people as they were and trusted nobody until they had proved themselves trustworthy.

Sure as you tell somethin' to one person, they will tell somebody else, an' warn them not to tell. Of course, they do.

if he claimed there was a rock in a road at a certain point in a story, his readers knew that if they went to that spot they would find the rock

Don't lie to me, son, said Haskins. When you make a move that ain't called for and plumb necessary, cats will stop eating canned salmon when the tin is off! Loosen up, Jargan, and tell me what you want!

Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.

Stay where you are, Jo. I'm errand boy for this establishment.

You've got me, anyhow. I'm not good for much, I know, but I'll stand by you, Jo, all the days of my life. Upon my word I will!" and Laurie meant what he said. "I know you will, and I'm ever so much obliged. You are always a great comfort to me, Teddy," returned Jo, gratefully shaking hands.

You can't live on friends, try it and see how cool they'll grow. He hasn't any business, has he? (Aunt March.)

Meg, and altogether too much of a weathercock just now for anyone to depend on. Don't make plans, Jo

de qualquer modo, você tem a mim. não sirvo para muita coisa, eu sei, mas ficarei a seu lado, jo, todos os dias de minha vida. dou minha palavra que ficarei.

John's judgment' on any question was to her always right and the last word.

Yet however much the British were distressed by Pierpont's bravado, they relied upon him in American financial matters.