Quotes About Integrity

Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.

In the kingdom of glass everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide a dark heart.

You cannot be fair to others without first being fair to yourself. Know that a well-honed sense of justice is a measure of personal experience, and all experience is a measure of self. Know that the highest expression of justice is mercy. Thus, as the supreme judge in your own court, you must have compassion for yourself. Otherwise, cede your gavel.

Dangling a carrot in front of a donkey—or anyone else for that matter—is not nice, and not fair, unless you eventually plan to give it up to them.

El perdón es el mayor valor de cualquier guerrero.

La sincérité toujours surmonte les obstacles.

Few things are more dangerous to a person's integrity than having nothing to do and plenty of time in which to do it.

I will live by the best I can discern today. Tomorrow I may find out I was wrong. Since I do not live by being right, I am not destroyed by being wrong.

It needs to hurt to break a promise; otherwise, it's too easy to let the moment pass.

We have to ignore the sad individuals who scoff or mock – either because they have been bought with a purse of silver or because they are too unintelligent to understand the nature of the war we are fighting. We must not allow ourselves to be put off by scorn, derision, undisguised contempt or a lack of support or encouragement from others.

HL Mencken who wrote that the relationship of a journalist to a politician should be that of a dog to a lamppost.

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.

Doing good to someone in order to reduce self-guilt will only ruin things for both of you.

When two people have a clear understanding of power and betrayal, then betrayal itself becomes almost impossible. There is only the ordered flow of events, bringing good to those who deserve to rule.

you stand up to bullies, they usually cave in.

on Paulette Goddard] It was her honesty I liked.

My name is Four," I say. Call me 'Stiff' again and you and I will have a problem.

When leaders act contrary to conscience, we must act contrary to leaders.

No matter what you do, be careful of what you say and if you happen to say it, do it.

You will go further, even if you may not acquire wealth, but you will be happier and well contented if you go via the straight path in life -- that is honesty and integrity.

There is a need for heroism in American life today.

trust requires much more than affection; it depends on mutual confidence—strength, not niceness.

Physical beauty will fade over time, but true beauty (virtue) is timeless.

Our decisions define our lives. We are the people we choose to be in the ways that most matter. Choose wisely. You will live with the choices you make. The choices you make define your character. And your character defines how you feel about yourself. That image of you is projected in hundreds of ways to others.