Quotes About Loyalty

The tribal pull of patriotism could have no better testimony.

Give me an army of three active corps and I will agree to become Governor of Paris; on this condition, formal and explicit, you can count on me for its defense." Messimy thanked him so effusively, "shaking my hands several times and even kissing me," that Gallieni felt assured "from the warmth of these demonstrations that the place I was succeeding to was not an enviable one.

Happy is he to whom, in the maturer season of life, there remains one tried and constant friend: their affection, mellowed by the hand of time, endeared by the recollection of enjoyments, toils, and even sufferings shared together, becomes the balm, the consolation, and the treasure of life.

You don't keep a dog and bark yourself.

There's no remedy for a spat between friends like visiting flaming, whirling death upon your enemies.

Because one man is a fool, is that reason why his friend ... should not be wise? Because one man throws away a diamond, why his comrade should not pick it up and wear it on his finger?

It IS my business when you start sneakin' out of this house to meet some guy that I would consider leavin' your father for!

You don't need to be "straight" to fight and die for your country; you just need to shoot straight.

What was the opposite of linkage blindness? What described being certain of something without any kind of evidence? ...The term was faith .

And it's true. It's so true. All those years of loving Zik because he never asked about Eve... I never realized, I never understood. It was his job as my best friend not to ask. But it was my job as his best friend to tell him without being asked.

This isn't 'I do something for you, you do something for me'. This is hard-core friendship. Varsity level. This is me asking you to do something for me without getting anything in return. This is friendship, Howie.

The key word is "friend-zone" is friend.

On such flimsy foundations are best friendships built.

Women in the presence of their children were the deadliest of the species.

Our institutions and values are in jeopardy as the mores of the market pervade all social life in this country. Loyalty, honesty, courage, discipline, patriotism, and commitment to family are being crowded out by the goals and rules of economic rationality -- do whatever makes the most money.

People are just more willing to follow someone they like and trust.

In Matthew, Jesus declares, "Whoever is not with me is against me." In Mark, he says,"Whoever is not against us is for us." Did he say both things? Could he mean both things? How can both be true at once? Or is it possible that one of the Gospel writers got things switched around?

Anyone can support a team that is winning - it takes no courage. But to stand behind a team to defend a team when it is down and really needs you, that takes a lot of courage.

Doubtful circumstances disclose undoubted friends.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Bashar H. Malkawi

An abandoned shoe, a rotten tooth, a snub nose, the cook spitting in the soup of his masters are to love what a battle flag is to nationality.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Understand that friends come and go. But a precious few, who should hold on.

If I give my heart to you I must be sure From the very start That you would love me more than her