Quotes about Values
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
— George Washington
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
— Henry David Thoreau
When you are tempted to compromise your integrity, remember than an opportunity isn't an opportunity if you have to compromise your integrity.
— Mark Batterson
How we spend our money, however little we have, still reveals what we value.
— Mark Batterson
In his brilliant book The Road to Character, David Brooks makes a distinction between résumé virtues and eulogy virtues. Résumé virtues are the skills you need to make a living, and those are often the most celebrated virtues in our culture. But when it comes to making a life, eulogy virtues win the day. These are the virtues that get talked about at your funeral.
— Mark Batterson
Not many people sell their souls to the devil, but many of us sell our souls to the culture. Instead of defining success for ourselves, we let the culture define it for us. Instead of daring to be different, we conform to the pattern of this world. Why? We let our culture have the loudest voice.
— Mark Batterson
Are you letting culture, not scripture, determine your sexuality, how you date, how you present yourself, how you engage in certain relationships with members of the opposite sex? We need to be very clear that the way we do life is different than the rest of the world.
— Mark Driscoll
I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.
— Mark Twain
It is in the heart that the values lie. I wish I could make him understand that a loving heart is riches, and riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.
— Mark Twain
The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.
— George Washington
We've staked our future on our ability to follow the Ten Commandments with all our heart.
— James Madison
Out of the homes of America will come the future citizens of America, and only as those homes are what they should be will this nation be what it should be.
— David O. McKay