Quotes About Integrity

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

The chief beauty of this book lies not so much in its literary style, or in the extent and usefulness of the information it conveys, as in its simple truthfulness. 

Ah, those foolish days, those foolish days when we were unselfish and pure-minded; those foolish days when our simple hearts were full of truth, and faith, and reverence! Ah, those foolish days of noble longings and of noble strivings! And oh, these wise, clever days when we know that money is the only prize worth striving for, when we believe in nothing else but meanness and lies, when we care for no living creature but ourselves!

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Lo mejor es decir siempre la verdad, a no ser que seas un estupendo mentiroso.

I cannot help thinking that if the tens of thousands of decent American men and women to whom this thing must be their country's shame, would take their courage in both hands and speak their mind, America might be cleansed from this foul sin.

But, though I crave for work, I still like to be fair.  I do not ask for more than my proper share.

Si un hombre me parase en la calle y me pidiera el reloj, me negaría a dárselo; si me amenazara con quitármelo a la fuerza, creo que, aunque no tengo nada de valiente, haría cuanto pudiera para evitarlo. Pero si, por otra parte, me manifestara su intención de obtenerlo mediante la intervención de los tribunales de justicia, me lo sacaría del bolsillo y se lo daría, convencido de que el asunto me había salido barato.

I resolved, when I began to write this book, that I would be strictly truthful in all things; and so, I will be, even if I have to employ hackneyed phrases for the purpose.

We never ought to allow our instincts of justice to degenerate into mere vindictiveness.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.-Jerome K. Jerome

Speak truth, and right will take care of itself.

No more hiding. No more pretending to be something she wasn't. She would wear an older woman's clothes, but she would wear them in such a way that she was honest with herself, with others, and with God. She was a teenager who had been left behind, but she was also one who had seen what was right and acted upon it. She belonged to God now, and she would present herself to him as she really was.

Right action demands that you cultivate a mindful environment of integrity by nurturing greatness in all kids involved in sports. You must learn how to guard the spirit and passion of those you parent, helping your kids to discover the goodness within themselves and empowering them with the notion that they are, indeed, great warriors who are capable of accomplishing their dreams.

Be very, very careful not to let the facts get mixed up with the truth.

If we are destined to be together again, be happy to know you'll be getting the real me, not some blubbering half me.

I mean if she's real, she's in big trouble. How long do you think somebody who's really like that is going to last around here?

I resolved that if I was ever in a war, I would be a dumb nonspy.

If you want to create a masterpiece, you must always avoid beautiful lies.

Good women keep their homes clean, and good neighbors mind their own business, honey

the problem wasn't the person who made the mistake; it was the person who acknowledged the truth.

Sephie finding three boys picking on me on the playground and pushing them down, fierce as an Amazon.

Then we'll make a deal, you and me. We'll do and say exactly what we mean. And to hell with what anyone thinks about it. If we want to smoke, we'll smoke, if we want to swear, we'll swear. How does that sound?

Sometimes what we want to do and what we must do are not the same. The smaller the space between your desire and what is right, the happier you will be.