Quotation added by staff

Why not add this quote to your bookmarks?

  ...his character, both in public and private life." Every man who respects himself, and values the respect of others, will carry out the maxim in act-- doing honestly what he proposes to do--putting the highest character into his work, scamping nothing, but priding himself upon his integrity and conscientiousness. Once Cromwell said to Bernard,--a clever but somewhat unscrupulous lawyer, "I understand that you have lately been vastly wary in your conduct; do not be too confident of this; Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.   " Men whose acts are at direct variance with their words, command no respect, and what they say has but little weight; even truths, when uttered by them, seem to come blasted from their lips.
The true character acts rightly, whether in secret or in the sight of men. That boy was well trained who, when asked why he did not pocket some pears, for nobody was there to see, replied, "Yes, there was: I was there to see myself; and I don't intend ever to see myself do a dishonest...   Cromwell, Oliver

Excerpt from Self Help; Conduct and Perseverance · This quote is about deception · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

• Biography
• 6 Fans
• This quote in blogs