Quotes About Loyalty

If you were to find yourself suddenly and completely isolated from your whole social circle because you no longer believe something that all of them believe, you wouldn't be any less lonely because you could mutter to yourself that they weren't real friends after all. You might even come to think that not-real friends are better than no friends at all.

In planning for others, have I been loyal? In company with friends, have I been trustworthy? And have I practiced what has been passed on to me?

Friendships hold fast for decades and then rip without warning.

The first rule for escaping prison in the United States is always having someone more important than yourself to incriminate.

Trata a la escritura como un dios y sírvele de manera fiel.

is that what happens to us? a life of conflict with no time for friends ... so that when it's done, only our enemies leave roses.

They were your friends? Yes, they were my friends. And they will leave you to suffer alone? Now I see it. And until this, were they friends you could trust? I could trust them. I see what you mean. You mean they were the kind of friends that a good man could choose, upright, hard-working, obeying the law? Tell me, were they such friends? And now they leave you alone? Did you not see it before? I saw it.

Or you can make it easy on yourself," Skulduggery said. "You can tell us where Abyssinia is.

He looked around, waiting for a reply, then shrugged and looked down at Vex. "You need better friends." "He's not my friend.

Oh my God," Valkyrie said numbly. "We just beat up a pensioner." "Evil pensioner," Tanith corrected, coughing slightly as she dragged

Yes. That's why I left the Necromancer Order. It's why I chose to fight alongside the man who'd murdered me and my family. It's why I fought on the same side as the man who murdered … well, you know what I'm referring to, don't you, Skulduggery? It's also why I betrayed Abyssinia. That's not over yet, by the way. The consequences of that partnership? It's not over for you.

I was Skulduggery Pleasant's partner," said Crepuscular. "And he left me to die.

Ask us," Skulduggery said. "Pardon?" "I just like being asked to … you know." China sighed. "Skulduggery Pleasant, Valkyrie Cain, will you accept this mission and save the world, pretty please, with a cherry on top?" Skulduggery put his hands on his hips. "I shall." "Yeah," Valkyrie muttered. "I shall, too.

So when the time comes, when you have served your purpose, I swear to you I'm gonna kill you for free." And with that, Billy-Ray Sanguine disappeared into the ground. Then he popped his head back up. "Or at least half price." And he was gone again.

I trust you with my life," Skulduggery said. "Just not necessarily my car.

Oh, my dear, you wound me. Have I ever let you down?" "Numerous times." "I meant today." "Then, no. You haven't. That I know of.

God does not look for success as the world understands it. He looks for faithfulness. "Who is that faithful servant?" Success is accomplishing faithfully the task allotted to you by the Lord.

The function of a friend is not to have a function.

The dog is a loyal, lovable animal but Hindu scriptures do not treat it as an auspicious creature perhaps because loyalty feeds on fear and the purpose of Vedic scriptures is to outgrow fear by expanding the mind.

I do not need your permission. I am your wife and I am supposed to accompany you, to the throne, into war and to the forest. What you eat, I shall taste. Where you sleep, I shall rest. You are the shaft of the bow that is our marriage; you need the string to complete it. My place is beside you, nowhere else. Fear not, I will be no burden; I can take care of myself. As long as I am beside you and behind you, you will want for nothing.

You renounced your right to think independently when you let someone else play your game for you. His word is your word. And you must be committed to keeping it. For to keep one's word is dharma. To hate is not dharma.

Animals are loyal to a pack, a herd, a hive; human beings can choose which side they fight on. And the choice must be based on dharma.

They were participating in a war where father would fight sons, brother would fight brother, uncle would fight nephew, friend would fight friend. This was a war that would mark the end not just of one household but of an entire civilization.

One should have faith in one's friends and family and not let one harsh word break the bond of trust.