James Russell Lowell Quotes

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

My soldier weapon is the weapon of truth.

If you look for truth, you have to be courageous.

Fidelity is simply daring to be true in small things as well as great.

Courage, ne'er by sorrow broken! Aid where tears of virtue flow; Faith to keep each promise spoken! Truth alike to friend and foe!

If the truth is worth telling, it is worth making a fool of yourself to tell it.

I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.

I make one pledge above all others - to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

The Centre is very important to me; it's about trust - about truth.

Well, the truth is always what should be told. And the truth and the knowledge of the truth is what everybody should represent, regardless of the consequences of doing it.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life, you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

My most heartfelt thank you goes to Impact Future Media and Cartoon Monkey Studio. Their dedication to the truth is very uncommon in the world we live in today. I am now, and will always be, grateful to their organizations.

When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.

To tell the truth is revolutionary.

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.

If you speak your mind and if it is true what you're saying, then I think the integrity of what you're saying carries through.

Once you lose the honesty in a relationship, I mean, I think you don't have a relationship at all.

Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands of one's enemies, is as likely as not to embroil one with one's friends.

America needs some honest men who dare to say what they think, not what they think people want them to think.

Speaking up for the truth isn't always easy. It takes courage, but it's necessary.

You must study to be frank with the world: Frankness is the child of honesty and courage.

I'm not prepared to give up the truth for popularity.

In football, and in life, I have always tried to be completely honest and true to myself and my family at all times, and that is what I will continue to do.

Perhaps the right to authenticity and the reverence of authenticity should be reserved for people like John McCain. John McCain who at his most authentic chose to stay and face years of torture rather than leave before his brothers.