Ben Jonson Quotes

Taro taught me that people respect spirit, but even cowards don't respect cowards.

Virtue is a positive quality developed by taking a firm stand for the right in temptation, or by the suffering endured in consequence of wrongdoing.

Being a Deol for me is to be honest; walking with my head held high and never having to bow in front of injustice.

Cowards can never be moral.

Fear could never make virtue.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

It is any day better to stand erect with a broken and bandaged head then to crawl on one's belly, in order to be able to save one's head.

I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.

True nobility is exempt from fear.

A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman beautiful.

All I can hope to teach my son is to tell the truth and fear no man.

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.

Feare nothing but sinne.

A man´s level of dignity must always be above his level of fear.

All of the goodness in the world doesn't amount to a hill of beans without courage

One of the chief misfortunes of honest people is that they are cowardly.

Courage is a terribly important value. It means you don’t run away when things are tough. It means you don’t turn away from a friend when he or she is in trouble. It means standing up against the majority opinion... There’s a lot of people who won’t wear it on their sleeve, or display it through some heroic act. But courage is having the strength to do what’s honorable and decent.

To say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God, and a coward towards men.

With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best.

Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.

That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.