Quotes About Integrity

O king, great is truth, and stronger than all things. Wine is wicked, the king is wicked, all the children of men are wicked, and they shall perish. But truth lasts forever. She is always strong, she never dies and is never defeated. With truth there is no respect of persons, and she cannot be bribed. She doeth the things that are just.

The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one.

We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.

In his case, what had been hardness became cruelty, while a tendency to bluff became plain dishonesty. He often lied without hesitation and assumed that others lied to him.

In this period the Prime Minister had great confidence in the Fuehrer's word, remarking privately a day or two later, "In spite of the hardness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he had given his word."46

he was as good as his word, for he became a teetotaler, a nonsmoker and a vegetarian to boot

Prefer loss to the wealth of dishonest gain; the former vexes you for a time; the latter will bring you lasting remorse.

Imagine if one of them were turned. Imagine if one could be bought.' 'But they're chosen just so's they can't be bought...' 'History...' Jacobs spoke with terse authority. Brought Ori to a hush. 'Is all full. And dripping. With the corpses . Of them who trusted the incorruptible .

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.*

Do not consider any vice as trivial, and therefore practise it; do not consider any virtue as unimportant, and therefore neglect it.

The best soldiers are not warlike.

The man of worth is really great without being proud; the mean man is proud without being really great.

If a man fools me once, shame on him. If he fools me twice, shame on me.

Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

Don't waste good iron for nails or good men for soldiers

Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden.

Do good, reap good; do evil, reap evil.

Practice no vice because it's trivial... Neglect no virtue because it's so.

The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.

There is many a good man to be found under a shabby hat.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked

Gold is tested by fire, man by gold

Just as tall trees are known by their shadows, so are good men known by their enemies.

He who praises me on all occasions is a fool who despises me or a knave who wishes to cheat me.