Be True Quotes

Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live by the light that I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.