امیرالمومنین علی علیه السلام:

قَدْرُ الرَّجُلِ عَلَي قَدْرِ هِمَّتِهِ
وَ صِدْقُهُ عَلَي قَدْرِ مُرُوءَتِهِ
وَ شَجَاعَتُهُ عَلَي قَدْرِ أَنَفَتِهِ
وَ عِفَّتُهُ عَلَي قَدْرِ غَيْرَتِهِ.

The worth of a man is
according to his courage,
his truthfulness is according to his balance of temper,
his valour is according to his self-respect
and his chasteness is according to his sense of shame.

ارزش مرد به اندازه همت اوست
و راستگويي او به ميزان جوانمرديش
و شجاعت او به قدر ننگي است كه احساس مي كند
و پاكدامني او به اندازه غيرت اوست.

نهج البلاغه، حکمت ۴۷