Quotes About Integrity

I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not.

What comes out of you when you are squeezed is what is inside of you.

If you follow the herd, you'll end up stepping in shit.

You are not necessarily what you say. Behavior is a much better barometer of what you are than words. What you do in your present moments is the only indicator of what you are as a person.

You correct an error by bringing truth to it.

The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.

True nobility isn't about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be.

If you follow the herd, you'll end up stepping in shit." The shit I refer to is living with yourself when you ignore what you know to be right and true and instead follow the "offal" instructions of others who are afraid to leave the herd and want you to be just like everybody else.

Não é a injustiça que conta, é o que você faz a respeito dela.

Reread that quote carefully. If you are not the master of yourself, then by this definition you are not free. You do not have to be overtly powerful and exert influence over others to be free, nor is it necessary to intimidate others, nor to try to bully people into submission in order to prove your own mastery.

It is better to be hated for what you are, than loved for what you are not." — ANDRÉ GIDE

He who trust little should himself be little trusted.

A truly good man is not aware of his goodness and is therefore good. A foolish man tries to be good and is therefore not good.

Take pride in refusing to take credit for the achievements of others.

work at living one day in complete harmony with your own nature, ignoring pressures to be otherwise.

You'll only give away what you have in your heart, and

Self-worth comes from the belief that I have integrity, I am valuable, I am attractive, I am important. You don't have to go around saying it; instead, you have a quiet love affair with yourself.

some kind of kindness. If that doesn't work, I immediately go to another employee or to a supervisor, or I leave the situation altogether. I will not stand there and be physically, mentally, intellectually, or spiritually abused by anyone, ever, because I know that in allowing this to happen, I have given that person permission to treat me that way.

having, yet not possessing; working, yet not taking credit; leading without controlling or dominating.

Cultivated in the self, virtue is realized;

Si sigues al rebaño acabarás pisando excrementos».

Being true to yourself means being devoid of the need for an external support system.

I focus on what's really important in life. Quality rather than appearance, ethics rather than rules,integrity rather than domination, knowledge rather than achievement, serenity rather than acquisitions.

refuse to participate in activities that cause harm to anything on the planet.