Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.
Courage without conscience is a wild beast.
When you borrow a man’s car, always return it with a tank of gas.
Three rules for a career: Don’t sell anything you wouldn’t buy yourself. Don’t work for anyone you don’t respect and admire. Work only with people you enjoy.
Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets – and can be lost in a heartbeat.
I think track records are very important. If you start early trying to have a perfect one in some simple thing like honesty, you’re well on your way to success in this world.
The safest way to try to get what you want is to try to deserve what you want. It’s such a simple idea. It’s the golden rule. You want to deliver to the world what you would buy if you were on the other end.
Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything.
Leadership is a privilege to better the lives of others. It is not an opportunity to satisfy personal greed.
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
Character is much easier kept than recovered.
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.
If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.
In looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.