Quotes About Values

One of the first things a family tries to teach its children is the difference between good and evil, right and wrong. One of the first things our schools do is destroy that distinction.

Learning how to live is much more important than learning how to make a living.

The home is the chief school of human virtues.

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and pass on values from on generation to the next. Books save lives.

There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.

I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning.

True values are not taught and declared, they evolve through the acts and interaction of the living, they are understood at a near tacit level by those who live them.

Character Education helps to create an environment for caring and learning in schools.

As regards moral courage, then, it is not so much that the public schools support it feebly, as that they suppress it firmly.

My parents instilled in me the value of learning and encouraged me to succeed in school.

I'm interested in learning more about myself and what I value in myself and letting that be the beautiful part of me, rather than putting on the makeup or wearing the right designer.

… you were so worried about legal and illegal that you never stopped to think about whether it was right or wrong.

To respect law, a man carries mercy with his endeavours. To respect ethics, he moves on wasteful relationships.

Just because something was legal didn't automatically make it right.

I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't use drugs. That may be boring for some people, but that's just me. That's how I live my life.

When I think of those who have influenced my life the most, I think not of the great but of the good.

Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, Your Life.

Let your life be your message.

Some of y'all are not where you want to be in life, yet you party every weekend. What is it that you're celebrating?

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

The opinion of the world does not affect me. I have placed as the real values in my life what follows when I am dead.

Of the five most important things in life, health is first, education or knowledge is second, and wealth is third. I forget the other two.

My great concern for you in life is not that you will fail, but that you will succeed in doing the wrong things.