QUOTES PERTAINING TO THE SEVEN ARMY

VALUES
LOYALTY
Winners are men who have dedicated their whole lives to winning. Woody Hayes
If you dont stand for something, youll fall for anything. Michael Evans
The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most
strongly united by the fiercest flame. Charles Caleb Colton
True friends are those who really know you, but love you anyway. Edna Buchanan
Are you a devoted patriot, who whispers in the ear of his inner self: I love to serve
my country as a faithful servant? If so, you are an oasis in the desert, ready to
quench the thirst of the wayfarer. Kahlil Gibron
Fidelity purchased with money, money can destroy. Seneca
The game is my life. It demands loyalty and responsibility, and it gives me back
fulfillment and peace. Michael Jordan
No man can serve two masters. Matthew 6:24
Loyalty is something you give regardless of what you get back, and in giving loyalty,
youre getting more loyalty; and out of loyalty flow other great qualities. Charles
Tremendous Jones
Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; as true as a dial to the
sun, although it be not shined upon. Samuel Butler
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. Henry David Thoreau
We love those who know the worst of us and dont turn their faces away. - Walker
Percy
The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful. - Confucius
It is better to be faithful than famous. - Theodore Roosevelt
Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends. - Euripedes
A friend loveth at all times. - Proverbs 17:17a
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, but who can find a trustworthy man? Proverbs 20:6

Loyalty and truth preserve the king. - Proverbs 20:28

See 27:10a; 28:20a

DUTY
It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone
that thou wouldst do. Thomas a Kempis
Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to
do our duty as we understand it. Abraham Lincoln
All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his
sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood. Gen George S. Patton
By the work one knows the workman. Jean de la Fontaine
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as
Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry.
He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to
say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well. Martin Luther King Jr.
There is a kind of dignity in good work, no matter how humble. Jack Kemp
The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the
aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker. Helen Keller
A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesnt feel like it.
Alistair Cooke
Do your duty until it becomes your joy. Marie von Fibrer Eschenbach
Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Half effort does not produce half results, it
produces no results. Hamilton Holt
Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your
reputation is your resume. Madeleine Albright
The job of a football coach is to make men do what they dont want to do, in order
to achieve what theyve always wanted to be. - Tom Landry
A good man does nothing for the sake of appearance, but for the sake of doing
right. - Epictetus
Ask not what your country can do for you; rather ask what you can do for your
country. - John F. Kennedy

Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13
What doth the Lord require of us, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk
humbly with thy God? - Micah 6:8
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with
all your mind. This is the great and foremost commandment. And the second is like
it. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. - Matthew 23:37-39
To whom much is given, much is required. - Luke 12:48
I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so
until the end. - Abraham Lincoln
Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things . . . . You
cannot do more, you should never wish to do less. - Robert E. Lee
Make it a point to do something every day that you dont want to do. This is the
golden rule for acquiring a habit of doing your duty without pain. - Mark Twain
For us is the life of action, of strenuous performance of duty; let us live in the
harness, striving mightily; let us rather run the risk of wearing out than rusting out.
- Theodore Roosevelt
See 14:23; 19:16; 21:3; 22:29; 25: 13, 19

RESPECT
Politeness is good nature regulated by good sense. Sydney Smith
There is not a single outward mark of courtesy that does not have a deep moral
basis. Goethe
Politeness goes far, yet costs nothing. Samuel Smiles
Rudeness is the weak mans imitation of strength. Eric Hoffer
This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible
service to him. William Lyons Phelps
Good manners are the techniques of expressing consideration for the feelings of
others. Alice Duer Miller
Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody. Magaret Deland
Respect a man, he will do the more. James Howell

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men. Jane
Addams
Men are respectable only as they respect. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no respect for others without humility in ones self. Henri Frederick Amiel
If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in
helping them to become better than they are. John W. Gardner
Respect is love in plain clothes. Frankie Byrne
Respect what is right in the sight of all men. - Romans 12:17
Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present. George Washington
Respect is intended to operate on a two-way street. - James Dobson
See 11:12, 16; 12:18; 13:13; 16:18; 28:15; 29:13

SELFLESS SERVICE
You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having
victims. Harriet Woods
Much misconstruction and bitterness are spared to him who thinks naturally upon
what he owes others, rather than on what he ought to expect from them. Elizabeth
de Meulan Guizot
I shall not pass this way again: Then let me now relieve some pain, remove some
barrier from the road, or brighten some ones heavy load. Eva Rose Park
My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world. Faye
Wattleton
What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for others. George Elliot
The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness.
Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. B.C. Forbes
In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people
we can in all ways we can. William Barclay
He who lives only for himself is truly dead to others. Publius Syrus
Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing
your concern for yourself. John MacNaughton

Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. Its
what you do for others. Danny Thomas
Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but its much more important to teach
them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing
they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people. Dolores
Huerta
For we must share, if we would keep, that blessing from above; ceasing to give, we
cease to have; such is the law of love. Richard C. Trench
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all
others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost. - Arthur
Ashe
There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. - William J. Bennett
The man who keeps busy helping the man below him wont have time to envy the
man above him. - Henrietta Mears
Greater love has no one but this, than to lay down ones life for his friends. - John
15:13
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of
others. - Philippians 2:4
These endured all and gave all that justice among nations might prevail and that
mankind might enjoy freedom and inherit peace. - An inscription in Normandy
Chapel
See 11:25; 18:1

HONOR
Honor lies in honest toil. Grover Cleveland
No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward
for what he gave. Calvin Coolidge
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them. - Aristotle
Dont look for more honor than your learning merits. Jewish Proverb
An honor is not diminished for being shared. Lois McMaster Bujold
Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about
yourself. Lois McMaster Bujold

Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people. Welsh

Proverb
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath. Solon
They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. Sir Philip Sidney
Honor is the moral conscience of the great. DAvenant
When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the
U.S. team. Bill Toomey
Ability without honor is useless. Marcus T. Cicero
A good name is to be more desired than great riches. - Proverbs 22:1a
From our ancestors come our names from our virtues our honor. Unknown Proverb
He who lives without discipline dies without honor. Icelandic Proverb
If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it
will soon be worn threadbare. William Arnot
If you honor and serve the people who work for you, they will honor and serve you.
Mary Kay Ash
Before honor is humility. - Proverbs 15:33b
You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and
fear your God. - Leviticus 19:32
Dead flies putrefy the perfumers ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; so
does a little folly to the one respected for wisdom and honor. - Ecclesiastes 10:1
Worthy of honor is he who does no injustice, and more than twofold honor, if he not
only does no injustice himself, but hinders others from doing any. - Plato
Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom
customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. - Romans 13:7
National honor is national property of the highest value. - James Monroe
Honor to the Soldier, and Sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his countrys cause
Abraham Lincoln
See 18:12; 25:27; 26:1; 27:2, 18

INTEGRITY

Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him. Billy Graham

Honesty is the best policy. Miguel de Cervantes
I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider
the most enviable of all titles, the character of an Honest Man. George
Washington
The elegance of honesty needs no adornment. Marry Browne
The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie. Ann Landers
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson
Our characteris an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep,
the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be. George Santayana
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobodys going to know whether
you did it or not. Oprah Winfrey
When in doubt, tell the truth. Mark Twain
Do not do what you would undo if caught. Leah Arendt
Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the
final success of an individual, corporation, or product. Ed McMahon
You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. Leviticus 19:11
Lies can buy you a fortune but the truth brings you peace. Kazi Shams
One of the striking differences between a cat and a lie is a cat has only nine lives. Mark Twain
A lie is like a snowball. The longer it is rolled on the ground the larger it becomes. Martin Luther
You never find yourself until you face the truth. - Pearl Bailey
When you add to the truth, you subtract from it. - Talmud, Sanhedrin 29a
We dont believe a liar even when he tells the truth. - Cicero
A liar ought to have a good memory. - Quintillian
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue. Sophocles

Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His holy place? He
that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity,
nor sworn deceitfully. - Psalm 24:3-4
The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will
destroy them. - Proverbs 11:3
And it is better to be a poor man than a liar. - Proverbs 19:22b
See 10:9; 12:22; 13:6; 16:13; 26:28

PERSONAL COURAGE
Without courage, all the other virtues lose their meaning. Winston Churchill
Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing
point. C.S. Lewis
The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final
moment, but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does
what he must in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers
and pressures and that is the basis for all morality. John F. Kennedy
Courage is fear holding on a minute longer. Gen George S. Patton
We must constantly build dykes of courage to hold back the flood of fear. Martin
Luther King Jr.
Why not go out on a limb? Isnt that where the fruit is? Frank Scully
It is better by noble boldness to run the risk of being subject to half of the evils we
anticipate then to remain in cowardly listlessness for fear of what might happen.
Herodotus
In times of stress, be bold and valiant. Horace
Facing it always facing it thats the way to get through. Face it! Joseph Conrad
I believe half of the unhappiness in life comes from people being afraid to go
straight at things. William J. Lock
The best way out of a problem is through it. Anonymous
It takes courage to know when you ought to be afraid. James Michener
Bad weather always looks worse through a window. Anonymous

The great virtue in life is real courage that knows how to face facts and live beyond
them. D.H. Lawrence
It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. Aesop
It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to
relate to people then to dominate them, more manhood to abide by thought-out
principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in
muscles and an immature mind. Alex Karras
God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it
is hopeless. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar. Raymond Lindquist
You dont develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You
develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. Barbara De
Angelis
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in a moment of comfort and
convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy. - Martin
Luther King Jr.
Courage is a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness
to endure it. William T. Sherman
One man with courage makes a majority. Andrew Jackson
The weapon of the brave is his heart. Anonymous
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage. Anais Nin
Who dares nothing need hope for nothing. J.C.F. Schiller
It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and
succeeded. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Anonymous
We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop
what we shouldnt do. Richard L. Evans
Courage is rarely reckless or foolishcourage usually involves a highly realistic
estimate of the odds that must be faced. Margaret Truman
Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Dorothy Bernard
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste death but
once. William Shakespeare

Courage is doing what youre afraid to do. There can be no courage unless youre
scared. Eddie Rickenbacker
Courage is like love, it must have hope for nourishment. Napolean Bonaparte
Courage is grace under pressure. Ernest Hemingway
Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right. Cicero
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke. Benjamin Disraeli
Courage cant see around corners, but goes around them anyway. Mignon
McLaughlin
Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. Ruth Gordon
The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold
of my life - of whom shall I be afraid. - Psalm 27:1
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage. - Confucius
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. - Mark Twain
I will have no man in my boat, who is not afraid of a whale. - Chief Mate Starbuck in
Melvilles Moby Dick
Untutored courage is useless in the face of educated bullets. Gen. George S.
Patton
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. - Theodore Roosevelt
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - its the size of the
fight in the dog. - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. Theyre just braver five minutes longer.
- Ronald Reagan