Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 185 |
| AUTHOR: | Henry Clay (1777–1852) |
| QUOTATION: | Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Clay served in the House of Representatives 1811–1814, 1815–1821, and 1823–1825; he was Speaker every year except 1821. He was a senator 1806–1807, 1810–1811, 1831–1842, and 1849–1852. |
| SUBJECTS: | Character |