Quotes About Integrity

Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.

A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

No one has the right to shake his finger in your face.

The great enemy of clear language is insincerity.

I am what I wanted and I want what I am.

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.

If your morals make you dreary, depend upon it they are wrong.

There is nothing brilliant or outstanding in my record, except perhaps this one thing. I do the things I believe ought to be done. And when I make up my mind to do a thing, I act.

It has been said of the world's history hitherto that might makes right. It is for us and for our time to reverse the maxim, and to say that right makes might.

Let fortune do her worst, whatever she makes us lose, so long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

A friend, even if he be the enemy's son , should be protected.

I never promise anything. I don't promise anything to my mum. I don't promise anything to the supporters.

Always remember, actions speak louder than words. No one's perfect, but we can all strive to be better people.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

Every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character.

Courage becomes a worthwhile and meaningful virtue when it is regarded not so much as a willingness to die manfully but as a determination to live decently.

Be absolutely clear about who you are and what you stand for. Refuse to compromise.

The disgrace of one's people brings sorrow to the Nobel minded.

I would give all the wealth of the world, and all the deeds of all the heroes, for one true vision.

It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things and I'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Dietrich would never do that