Quotes About Integrity

I wouldn't back away from what's right just because it's hard.

I shall never relinquish my sword for a ring. The right man wouldn't ask me to.

These fools who haven't the slightest idea how to live the morals they espouse. These fools who proclaim themselves man of God, yet show not the slightest reverence to His word.

Besides, there was no honor in betraying a loyal friend.

The true rule, in determining to embrace, or reject anything, is not whether it have any evil in it; but whether it have more of evil, than of good. There are few things wholly evil, or wholly good. -Abraham Lincoln, in a speech in the House of Representatives June 20th, 1848

Those who steal should get extra punishment because the destroy other honest peoples trust between eachother.

Guard yourself from lying; there is he who deceives and there is he who is deceived.

Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.

Tell me who is able to keep his bed chaste, or which goddess is able to live with one god alone?

The newspaper of today far too often rush into print with stories that are essentially little more than tips, or hints of something toxic or criminal. For lack of time, money or skilled staff, we are besiege with "he said, she said".

It is easy enough to die for the good and beautiful; the hard thing is to die for the miserable and corrupt.

An integral part of developing healthy self-esteem are the values that are part of positive self-esteem itself––values such as taking personal responsibility for yourself, showing genuine compassion for others, making good choices, exercising self-discipline, using manners, being mindful, and having balance in all things.

Malu kepada diri sendiri lebih hebat daripada malu kepada orang lain. Malu kepada orang lain boleh juga melarikan diri, tetapi malu kepada diri sendiri, ke kuburlah habis riwayat.

The true seekers pursued their goal so single-mindedly, they felt no urge to tamper with the faith of others

I pefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that is when I will give my heart.

It was not his custom or his pleasure to listen to gossip or instructions from people who were strangers to him, even if they did share the same skin colour, or religion, or traditions.

Sometimes people call folks here at the Simple Way saints. Usually they either want to applaud our lives and live vicariously through us, or they want to write us off as superhuman and create a safe distance. One of my favorite quotes, written on my wall here in bold black marker, is from Dorothy Day: "Don't call us saints; we don't want to be dismissed that easily

What is the point in calling anything God if it does not also hold sway in every part of one's life--especially one's politics?

What if evangelical mega churches became known around the world for things like providing water access for entire countries or fighting to end the AIDS pandemic? Imagine what integrity that would give to the good news we preach, especially the gospel that Jesus declares is good news to the poor.

My concern is, How do we deal with evil without becoming it? If we aren't careful, our "justice" can be as bad as the crime itself. Yet

Cyril lived in the fourth century. His gift to the church was his refusal to separate good doctrine from good living, insisting that orthodoxy (right belief) and orthopraxis (right living) must be married.

Second-century Christian thinker Athenagoras wrote, "Our life does not consist in making up beautiful phrases but in performing beautiful deeds.

Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived. Ironically

We always have to be careful that in exposing one truth we don't cover up another. Or