Quotes About Integrity

We can only escape from the world by outgrowing the world. Death may take man out of the world but only wisdom can take the world out of the man. As long as the human being is obsessed by worldliness, he will suffer from the Karmic consequences of false allegiances. When however, worldliness is transmuted into Spiritual Integrity he is free, even though he still dwells physically among worldly things.

I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant.

Piensa bien antes de actuar, habla de acuerdo con la verdad, mira por dónde caminas y filtra el agua que has de beber (Manu Smriti).

Jo ja havia comprès que sempre cal actuar a despit dels qui no s'ho mereixen, que cal sacrificar-se pels altres, àduch pels qui us trairan; que allò que compta és la propia noblesa, no la traïció dels altres.

My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins.

When I'm not doing something that comes deeply from me, I get bored. When I get bored I get distracted and when I get distracted, I become depressed. It's a natural resistance, and it ensures your integrity.

Por otro, su naturaleza tan derecha, frontal, diercta- lo que siempre he agradecido; nada de palabrejas analgésicas-Y, lo que al pirncipio creí ver como esnobismo (que no le gusta el ruido gratuito, la alegría falsa, la fiesta, el aspaviento, la pompa, la seiedad solemne), no es más que una sencillez muy clara.

Por el otro, su naturaleza tan derecha, frontal, sin remilgos, directa- lo que siempre le he agredecido; nada de palabrejas analgésicas-. Y lo que al principio creí ver como esnobismo (que no le guste el ruido gratuito, la alegría falsa, la fiesta, el aspaviento, la pompa, la seriedad solemne), no es más que una sencillez muy clara.

open communication, in tandem with quickly fixing the problem, is the only way to build and retain trust.

Trust has to be your highest value in your company. And if it's not, something bad is going to happen.

to the pure all things are pure,137 that the simple and upright soul sees evil in nothing since it resides only in impure hearts, not in inanimate objects.

when one performs her duty, never excusing herself, no one [15]knows it; on the contrary, imperfections appear immediately.

I have no problem going on record with this and probably have gone on record with this before, there aren't that many people who I respect. There just aren't.

I think journalists have the right to their opinions but I think their opinions should be based on history and what they see, not what they feel, how long they've been waiting or whether it's raining or it's snowing or whatever.

Some might say the most hurt you can cause is through cowardice.

Le pire mensonge est de se mentir à soi-même.

L'injustice et le mal se propagent dès que les gens de bien renoncent. La vraie laideur consiste à faire semblant, et à tolérer l'ignoble.

Ä°nsan bir kere yalan söylemeye baÅŸlad? m? nerede duraca??n? bilmez. (Le Voleur d'ombres)

Får jag påminna dig om att du inte ens kände honom för några dagar sedan? - Det är mitt blod som rinner i hans ådror, så om jag säger att han är genom hederlig ber jag dig att inte tvivla på det

It's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it out.

I feel shame, not for the wrong things I have done, but for the right things that I have failed to do.

Tant de lâcheté et de mensonge me font monter le cœur aux lèvres.

Au milieu d'un monde qui s'écroule, on veut mourir debout. [in Journal sous l'occupation]

As profession recognizes profession, so, too, does vice.