Quotes About Integrity

Nunca he confiado en los que proclaman su honestidad desde el púlpito de una iglesia —fue la respuesta de Edmund—. Ese tipo de personas con tan alto concepto de sí mismas siempre encuentran una excusa para violar sus propias reglas. Prefiero tener tratos con pecadores normales y corrientes; ésos al menos creen que al final les es más provechoso decir la verdad y cumplir sus promesas. Y es algo sobre lo que no suelen cambiar de opinión.

When the general staff closed their eyes to bad news, men died.

He was a good man, ma'am,' she said. 'Never raised a hand to me.' The Queen did not know what to say about a man whose virtue was that he did not beat his wife.

My father hated people who preached about morality. We're all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn't count. It's when you want so badly to do something wrong - when you're about to make a fortune from a dishonest deal, or kiss the lovely lips of your neighbor's wife, or tell a lie to get yourself out of terrible trouble - that's when you need the rules.

My father hated people who preached about morality. We're all good when it suits us, he used to say: that doesn't count. It's when you want so badly to do something wrong—when you're about to make a fortune from a dishonest deal, or kiss the lovely lips of your neighbor's wife, or tell a lie to get yourself out of terrible trouble—that's when you need the rules. Your integrity is like a sword, he would say: you shouldn't wave it until you're about to put it to the test.

Creo que lo que hago se convierte en parte de mí, cuando soy valiente y fuerte, y cuidando de los niños, los enfermos y los pobres me convierto en mejor persona. Y cuando soy cruel, o cobarde o cuento mentiras, me convierto en alguien menos digno y no puedo respetarme a mí misma. Ésa es la retribución divina en la que creo.

The Antwerpers hated nobody, except those who did not pay their debts.

Mama lui îl implorase s?-È™i p?streze convingerile pentru sine, dar el nu putea: avea È™aptesprezece ani È™i, pentru el, lucrurile erau fie corecte, fie greÈ™ite.

Of offering more than what I can deliver, I have a bad habit, it is true. But I have to offer more than I can deliver, To be able to deliver what I do.

He's what he is, that's it. Maybe that makes him strong enough, being what he is.

A Man Is Known By The Mice He Keeps

But, oh Viv, right doesn't make might.

Watson. He is our better self.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. —ALBERT EINSTEIN

Because the amazing fact is that truth alone will not set you free. Truthfulness will set you free.

Careful readers will note that the guy who "won" was hardly a shining example of birding ethics. What kind of person would pay thousands of dollars for flights and car rentals to chase a rare bird and then try to avoid paying a couple of bucks to get into a state park? Real birders carry their share, do their part, try to support the resource that supports birding.

The fight for human rights is about speaking truth to power.

All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.

No power can be maintained when it is only represented by hypocrites.

Doing the right thing has power.

Broken people misuse their power while people who have values don't use their powers in a way that harms.

Be good. Do good. The devil wields no power over a good man.

Speak truth to power.

How does the poet speak to men with power, but by being still more a man than they