Quotes About Integrity

Shoddy pay—shoddy work!

Take heed that if you deceive, lie, intrigue, cheat, you thereby demean yourself. belittle yourself, confess your own weakness beforehand, play the part of the slave of the harem who feels himself the inferior of his master. Do this if it so pleases you, but know that humanity will regard you as petty, contemptible and feeble, and treat you as such. Having no evidence of your strength, it will act towards you as one worthy of pity — and pity only.

Should you speak to a man who understands commerce, he will tell you that the everyday business transacted by merchants would be absolutely impossible were it not based on mutual confidence. The habit of keeping his word, the desire not to lose his credit, amply suffice to maintain this relative honesty.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.

A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.

You should make great things, not promising great things.

Practice justice in word and deed, and do not get in the habit of acting thoughtlessly about anything.

Al fin y al cabo, un hombre es sólo lo que ha decidido hacer o no hacer.

Today we need a special kind of courage. Not the kind needed in battle, but a kind which makes us stand up for everything that we know is right, everything that is true and honest. We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics, so that we can show the world that we are not afraid of the future.

You have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone.

It's not always easy to do the right thing. But doing the right thing makes you strong; it builds character; it forces you to make decisions based upon your beliefs and not what other people think. In life, and in business, you have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone. But what makes you a leader is having the courage of your convictions.

Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.

For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous.

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style.

Everyone who is honest is interesting.

Brave men hide their deeds as decent folk their alms. They disguise them or make excuses for them.

Steal from one man, it's plagiarism. Steal from a thousand men, it's research.

When a man of principle battles a scoundrel, the scoundrel always at first has the upper hand. Because there are some things the man of principle won't do.

Also, it's a little odd to assume all your patrons are thieves.

righteous indignation.

A writer should have this little voice inside of you saying, Tell the truth. Reveal a few secrets here.

what you compromise to keep, you lose.