No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with read more

No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.

Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What's in a name? I answer, read more

Integrity: A name is the blueprint of the thing we call character. You ask, What's in a name? I answer, Just about everything you do.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be read more

So cheat your landlord if you can and must, but do not try to shortchange the Muse. It cannot be done. You can't fake quality any more than you can fake a good meal.

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

You can't cheat the public for long.

You can't cheat the public for long.

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and read more

It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths.