Quotes About Values

Even if you were taken out of school for want of money, Hugh. It's no excuse for false values. The world is full of poor people who understand that love and friendship are more important than riches - Maisie Greenbourne

I'm glad to see that the crusading spirit of your forebears hasn't been entirely obliterated by rock and roll.

She thought of the story of Ruth in the Bible: "Whither thou goest, I will go." Their sons would be taught to treat women as equals, and their daughters would grow up independent and strong-willed. Perhaps they would eventually settle in a town house in Berlin, so that their children could go to good German schools. At

Here in North Africa, American forces were fighting against terrorists whose values were violence, bigotry, and fear.

atacó a los bolcheviques, no por tener los ideales equivocados, sino por tener los ideales correctos pero ser incapaces de vivir de acuerdo con ellos.

But Wulfric's engaged to that Annet—who is much prettier." "Good looks aren't everything in a romance." "For which I thank God every day." She

My father hated people who preached about morality. We're all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn't count. It's when you want so badly to do something wrong—when you're about to make a fortune from a dishonest deal, or kiss the lovely lips of your neighbor's wife, or tell a lie to get yourself out of terrible trouble—that's when you need the rules. Your integrity is like a sword, he would say: you shouldn't wave it until you're about to put it to the test.

Non parlare mai di quanto costi alcunché. Rimani calma e imperturbabile qualunque cosa accada. Ricorda che la campagna è preferibile alla città, l'ozio al lavoro, il vecchio al nuovo, e il rango è più importante del denaro. Devi sapere un po' di tutto, ma non essere davvero esperta in nulla.

A Man Is Known By The Mice He Keeps

We are the culture. All those people that are doing those dumb TV things and promoting hate…that's the 'counter'culture.

Left-Hand or interior events cannot be seen in that fashion. You cannot see love, envy, wonder, compassion, insight, intentionality, spiritual illumination, states of consciousness, value, or meaning running around out there in the empirical world. Interior events are not seen in an exterior or objective manner, they are seen by introspection and interpretation

Culture has very much to do with the human spirit. What we find beautiful or entertaining or moving is rooted in our spiritual life.

As I have said, it may be difficult to define civilization, but it isn't so difficult to recognize barbarism.

Broken people misuse their power while people who have values don't use their powers in a way that harms.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

There is a higher law than the Constitution.

The dominant factors affecting control valuations are earning power (past and prospective) and asset values.

I'm not into power for the sake of it.

The power of ads rests more in the repetition of obvious exhortations than in the subtle transmission of values.

The Americans have no faith, they rely on the power of a dollar; they are deaf to sentiment.

Lack is more in means, than in principles.

Don't be intimidated by power, wealth or station, character alone makes all the difference.

Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism.

The true greatness of a nation lies in its character, not in its economic or military power.