Quotes About Integrity

There is a sincere way of conducting every case. Find it.

Maybe my expectations for honesty are too high.

When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.

Common courtesy dictates that we never drain the lifeblood of anyone to whom we've been formally introduced.

This was a doctor. Sworn to heal, not to judge. But judge she did, in the twist of her lips and the chill of her tone.

A strike within the realm of the professional never justifies retribution in the realm of the personal

Sometimes doing the right thing was not nearly as easy as one might think. Which was perhaps why people did the wrong things so often.

I make the choice because it is one I can live with.

We aren't getting married to save on labor, Mr. Creed.' Evie's glower could have burned through a sequoia. Twice. 'I, for one, am offended you think we're marriage mercenaries.

One thing both my parents agree on is this: if people are doing something unfair, it's part of our job to remind them what's fair, even if sometimes it still doesn't turn out the way we want it to.

Marriage is a promise. You can't keep a promise only when it suits you. You have to keep it against your inclination. That's what it means.

Your integrity is like a sword, he would say: you shouldn't wave it until you're about to put it to the test.

When I'm brave and strong, and care for children and the sick and the poor, I become a better person. And when I'm cruel, cowardly, or tell lies, or get drunk, I turn into someone less worthy, and I can't respect myself. That's the divine retribution I believe in

If it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.

All men make mistakes,' said the ancient Greek Sophocles. 'But a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only sin is pride.

He did not really understand the game they were playing: in his world, the best way to get something was to deserve it, not to toady to the giver.

You didn't ask for a priest." "Whether I've been good or bad, I don't think God will be fooled by a last-minute change of heart.

After all, if you can't kill a man in front of God's face you probably shouldn't kill him at all.

A person who breaks a promise diminishes herself. It's like losing a finger. It's worse than being paralyzed, which is merely physical. Someone whose promises are worthless has a disabled soul.

The degradation to which you subject others comes back, sooner or later, to haunt you

But when you grab happiness you may let go of something more valuable --- your integrity. - Hugh Pilaster

Juré a mi padre, cuando se estaba muriendo, que cuidaría de Richard hasta que llegara a ser conde de Shiring - explicó. ¡Pero puede ser que eso no ocurra nunca! Un juramento es un juramento. Es imposible que creas tal cosa -dijo él-. ¡Un juramento sólo son palabras! No es nada en comparación con esto. Esto es real, esto somos tú y yo.

Estas elecciones son demasiado importantes para que se decidan con un puñado de burlas.

And that would be sufficient, if we lived in a world that was ruled by laws." Aldred sat on a stool, leaned forward, and spoke quietly. "But the man matters more than the law, as you know.