Quotes About Loyalty

What is courage? its chorus asked--and the song answered, It is to give when hope is gone, when there is no chance that men may call you a hero, when you have tried and failed and rise to try again. It asked the same of friendship, answering that the friend stands beside you when you are right and all others despise you for it.

Ain't necessarily 'bout bein' the 'right one' so much as it is bein' the one that's there an' willin'.

Love is as much trust as it is devotion

Some terrible people could be redeemed if they weren't too far gone. Some kind people could turn hate-filled and cruel. Some liars became the most honest, loyal friends possible. Or not. It really was up to them. Some saw the benefits of empathy and helpfulness, and gained the ecstasy of validation by love. Others, not so much, and just a few more weaponized their pasts. Whatever their origin story, an asshole was an asshole.

Three things trust and cherish well— The horse on which you ride, The beast that guards and watches And your sister at your side!

Mercedes Lackey

Dedicated to Elizabeth R. Wollheim. Just 'cause.

People who were not already divided into factions would make factions given the chance, and they would always want the most important people to belong to their faction, whether the person in question agreed with that or not.

Mercedes Lackey

I have only one question, my sister and my friend," she said, so earnestly that Kethry came out of her own fear and looked deeply into the shadowed eyes that met hers. "And that is this; which way do you want them sliced—lengthwise, or widthwise?

Come on! You must have at least suspected there was someone else, he said. Couldn't you smell her on his pants?

Once you get into it, it's all you can think about. Look, I know you don't trust my judgment because I eat cat shit. Someday I'll explain that to you. But right now do what I say. Just pick up the ball and throw it.

Years on end, and swords on end - where will it end, if our ears unbend - what shall I spend on a wrinkled friend in a pair of tights like a bunch of lights?

I am your boat! I am your crew Your rudder and your mast - Your friend, I am your limpet too And your elastoplast. - Tintinnabulum

Going through this phase, though, did confirm in my mind that at least Shara wasn't marrying me for either my looks or money. I was both broke and bloated. She, bless her, still loved me all the same.

Loving someone, even loving them so hard your teeth hurt, is necessary, but not sufficient if you are not there for them. If you're not there when they need you, then you force them to make a life without you. They have no other choice. You may believe at some point you can turn around and say, 'Now, I'm ready.' But you'll only discover that they've moved on.

Living by a love ethic we learn to value loyalty and a commitment to sustained bonds over material advancement.

Commitment is inherent in any genuinely loving relationship....

When men and women are loyal to ourselves and others, when we love justice, we understand fully the myriad ways in which lying diminishes and erodes the possibility of meaningful, caring, connection, that it stands in the way of love.

There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. Madeline Bridges

I would love it if party labels were not allowed on ballots and people were forced to actually know who they were voting for. Blind loyalty to a party platform is tantamount to relinquishing the important duties of intelligent voting.

When the party becomes more important than principle, we are in dire straits

They were the Saturday Club, a secret society of which only the four of them were aware and which none other could join.

Such a lot to have thrown away to please an unbalanced ruler and a few vicious old generals.