Quotes About Integrity

There is a difference between being a good man and being good at being a man.

I do not know what the heart of a rascal may be, but I know what is in the heart of an honest man; it is horrible.

In an honest man there is always something of a child.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.

Look-ye, 'tis my Opinion, ev'ry Man cheats in his Way. And he is only honest, who is not discover'd.

A man who says he feels no fear is either a fool or a liar.

A Gentleman is a man who will pay his gambling debts even when he knows he has been cheated.

The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.

The only thing to do when a man is wrong is to be right by ceasing to be wrong.

I only bet on what's dearest to a man's heart. Else there is no way to tell if he's bluffing. What a man is willing to risk or not to risk, that's a measure of his soul.

At the day of Doom men shall be judged according to their fruits. It will not be said then, did you believe? But, were you doers or talkers only?

We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.

A man's name, title, and rank are artificial and impermanent; they do nothing to reveal what he really is, even to himself.

Isn't it better to have men being ungrateful than to miss a chance to do good?

A real man is he whose goodness is a part of himself.

Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.

The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.

Men who can succeed in deceiving no one else, will succeed at last in deceiving themselves.

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

Everyone asks if a man is rich, no one if he is good.

Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.

I try to be the best man I can for the day.

FAY: The British police force used to be run by men of integrity. TRUSCOTT: That is a mistake which has been rectified.