Quotes About Integrity

It would be masochistic and sadistic of me to tell the truth about something if I knew for sure that I would create only misery for myself and others. We've all heard of pathological liars. Telling the truth in such circumstances would be an example of being pathologically honest. We need to judge each behavior on its specific consequences for happiness and not on the basis of whether or not it accords to a generally good rule.

My goal in life is to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.

No important relationship survives if trust is totally lost.

A broken promise is not a lie.

Not everyone is able to lie or is willing to do so.

Public opinion polls time and again show that honesty is among the top five characteristics people want in a leader, friend, or lover.

Thomas Merton once said that some of the most violent people he met were social activists, in what they did to themselves.

when, in our contemporary idiom, "talking" about compassion becomes more important than "walking" in compassion – then words show their ever-lurking danger.

We do not need a bodyguard of lies. We can afford to present ourselves in the totality of our acts.

If there is any larceny in a man, golf will bring it out.

A fib such as the above did nobody any harm, while a lie was deliberate, told to save yourself or to gain an unfair advantage.

It takes very little to bring about a woman's fall, but you have to lift the whole world in order to lift her.

Be stingy of nothing but the name of friend, and take care not to waste your insults.

A marriage contract to me is as binding as any in business, and I have always believed in sticking to an agreement.

You are writing a Gospel, A chapter each day, By deeds that you do, By words that you say. Men read what you write, Whether faithless or true; Say, what is the Gospel According to you?

One time when a group of dignitaries was visiting, Elsa implored Albert to dress up. He refused, stating that if they wanted to see him, he was there, but if they had come to see his clothes, they were in the closet.

I am fiercely loyal to those willing to put their money where my mouth is.

From that day on I clearly understood that the kingdom of God can never mix with politics

There are only two things worth aiming for, good music and a clean conscience.

There are only two things that are worthwhile: good music and a clear conscience.

You should never tell your best friend anything you wouldn´t be prepared to tell your worst enemy.

los hombres importantes tienen responsabilidades importantes, y la de no mantener su palabra es una de ellas.

People are human beings, not commercial transactions.

We gain self esteem by doing esteemable acts