Quotes About Integrity

Before we can surrender ourselves we must become ourselves, for no one can give up what he or she does not first possess.

None of us is perfectly aligned with the truth of our being. All of us live with falsity, but the magnitude of the gap between inner reality and outer appearance will always be an indication of the magnitude of the clouding of presence.

The way of the true self is always the way of humility. Pride and arrogance move us toward our false self, but humility and love allow us to live the truth of our being.

Nothing of real worth can ever be bought. Love, friendship, honour, valour, respect. All these things have to be earned.

I may be stupid, as you say, to believe in honour and friendship and loyalty without price. But these are virtues to be cherished, for without them we are no more than beasts roaming the land.

Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the persuit of evil.

Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the evil strong. And never allow thoughts of gain to lead you into the pursuit of evil. Never back away from an enemy. Either fight or surrender. It is not enough to say I will not be evil. Evil must be fought wherever it is found."The Iron Code

I was a man before I was a king, and no true man walks away when a friend needs him.

Trust remains the coin of the realm in politics. A President who is trusted, by the people, by the congress, by the press, by foreign countries, is a President who can get a lot of good things done.

This is not a quote by me, but one of my favorites: "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

If only non-hypocrites are going to fight for the environment then it will be an army of none. (60)

I mean that it's all right to go to bed with an asshole but don't ever have a baby with one.

There will always be at least a handful of people unscrupulous enough to take advantage of such a situation—and a handful is all it takes.

Honor is Surplus Dignity: Honor, at its simplest, is that excess dignity that must be defended with the knife or sword. Wherever honor is at issue, it comes with a sense that dignity can be lost, and therefore must be constantly defended.

being truly human meant refusing to make such calculations

it's quite possible to turn honor into money, almost impossible to convert money into honor.76

A legacy of true value is a legacy made of more than money. It's a legacy conceived in wisdom, nurtured by principle, and sustained by character.

Talvolta è più offensivo essere apprezzati per i motivi sbagliati che essere disprezzati per quelli giusti.

Journalisms' once Holy Mantra of "who, what, where, when and, sometimes how," has been thoroughly eradicated by a ravenous creature of 24/7 photo-ops and sound bites.

Reconfirm scheduled events before they happen. Announce changes to scheduled or committed dates as soon as they change. Intimacy

Reliability in this largely rational sense is the repeated experience of links between promises and action.

To kill the heart does not mean to let it dry and wither away, but it means that it has become undivided and gathered

To kill the heart does not mean to let it dry and wither away, but it means that it has become undivided and gathered into one.

Lao Tzu, likewise a model, gives us the basic truth: Let the Tao be present in your life and you will become genuine. Whoever is planted in the Tao will not be rooted up.122 These three [things] are your greatest treasures: simplicity, patience, [and] compassion. 123 Cultivated in the person, integrity is true.124