#loyalty

Captain, I'm fairly unique among artificial intelligences. I am FREE. I work for you because I want to. I fly your ship for you because I enjoy it. I am compelled to accept orders only by my conscience. This makes me an equal with the rest of your troops. They aren't hard-wired to obey you, yet they'll follow you to the ends of the Universe. -Ennesby ↗

— Howard Tayler

#freedom #loyalty #military #equality

But it does not seem that I can trust anyone,' said Frodo. Sam looked at him unhappily. 'It all depends on what you want,' put in Merry. 'You can trust us to stick with you through thick and thin--to the bitter end. And you can trust us to keep any secret of yours--closer than you keep it yourself. But you cannot trust us to let you face trouble alone, and go off without a word. We are your friends, Frodo. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#loyalty #trust #friendship

No, the secret is that there's no reward and we have to endure our characters and our natures as best we can, because no amount of experience or insight is going to rectify our deficiencies, our self-regard, or our cupidity. We have to learn that our desires do not find any real echo in the world. We have to accept that the people we love do not love us, or not in the way we hope. We have to accept betrayal and disloyalty, and, hardest of all, that someone is finer than we are in character or intelligence. ↗

— Sándor Márai

#deire #disloyalty #love #experience

Your truest friends are the ones who will stand by you in your darkest moments--because they're willing to brave the shadows with you--and in your greatest moments--because they're not afraid to let you shine. ↗

— Nicole Yatsonsky

#friendship #love #loyalty #truth #friendship

I don't like to give up on people when they need someone not to give up on them. ↗

— Carroll Bryant

#friendship #friendship-and-love #loyalty #friendship

You think I'm a fool?" demanded Harry. "No, I think you're like James," said Lupin, "who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#james-potter #loyalty #trust #death

The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith. ↗

— Confucius

#loyalty #precious-things #treasures #value #virtues

I'll be here when you get back. ↗

— Ally Carter

#family #loyalty #waiting #family

Rudy handed it back. "Speaking of which, I think we're both slightly in for it when we get home. You especially." "Why me?" "You know- your mama." "What about her?" Liesel was exercising the blatant right of every person who's ever belonged to a family. It's all very well for such a person to whine and moan and criticize other family members, but they won't let anyone else do it. That's when you get your back up and show loyalty. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#family

C’est que l’on a souvent pour ennemis des gens qu’on voudrait avoir pour amis. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#loyalty #treachery #friendship