Keep Your Word Quotes
A man's word is the only contract that matters everywhere. Kept promises compound into a reputation; broken ones bankrupt it fast. This Character path holds the greatest quotes ever gathered on keeping your word. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“Your word is your bond.”
“Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.”
“Promise little and do much.”
“The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.”
“Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don't expect it from cheap people.”
“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it's not going to go away.”
“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”
“A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts.”
“A man is only as good as his word.”
“Trust is built in drops and lost in buckets.”
“The best way to succeed in this world is to act on the advice you give to others.”
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
“Lies travel faster than the truth, but truth always catches up.”
“The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie.”
“Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair.”
“By your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. (Matthew 12:37)”
“Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less scoundrel in the world.”
“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
“Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity.”
“Being indistractable means striving to do what you say you will do.”
“Success is about delivering on promises - every time”
“Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.”
“He who is slow in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.”
“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”
“He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them.”
“I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.”
“There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.”
“Commitment is doing the thing you said you would do long after the mood you said it in has left you.”
“Under Promise, Over Perform.”
“Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.”
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.”
“Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.”
“The glue that holds all relationships together is trust, and trust is based on integrity.”
“The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water.”
“Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it'll always get you the right ones.”
“A single lie discovered is enough to create doubt in every truth expressed.”
“An honest man's word is as good as his bond.”
“Without trust, words become meaningless.”
“People with good intentions make promises. People with good character keep them.”
“Let your Yes mean Yes, and your No mean No. (Matthew 5:37)”
“It is better to suffer for the truth than to be rewarded for a lie.”
“People tend to associate most with those that they can count on most.”
“Consistency is the true foundation of trust. Either keep your promises or do not make them.”
