Quotes about Values
A poor believer [monetarily] certainly is looked down upon in certain churches, and yet he may be the richest man spiritually in that church.
— J. Vernon McGee
Modern man has not only thrown away Christian theology, he has thrown away the possibility of what our forefathers had as a basis for morality and law.
— Francis Schaeffer
Nothing had excited me-the huge cars, the entourages, the bodyguards, the policeman jumping to attention, all meant nothing to me ... till I came to the old man's office. (On becoming prime minister)
— Shimon Peres
Conscience is a man's compass.
— Vincent Van Gogh
No man can tell if he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I believe that George Washington knew the City of Man cannot survive without the City of God; that the Visible City will perish without the Invisible City.
— Ronald Reagan
Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves
— St. Augustine
Tell me what gives a man or woman their greatest pleasure and I'll tell you their philosophy of life.
— Dale Carnegie
Odd, isn't it, that a thief and a vagabond should repent, when so many who are rich and secure remain hard and frivolous, and without fruit for God or man?
— GK Chesterton
It is truly enough said that a corporation has no conscience, but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience.
— Henry David Thoreau
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance.
— Henry Ward Beecher
The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions.
— Albert Camus