Quotes About Integrity

Our tendency to emphasize rules over relationship and correctness over community means that we are often willing to sacrifice relationships on the altar of rules.

Few women and fewer men have enough character to be idle.

Money lost -- little lost. Honour lost -- much lost. Pluck lost -- all lost.

Ting-Tang stopped moving, although he did turn his head to look at Audun. "You've really never eaten anyone?" "Never!" said Audun. "My wife would never forgive me if I did.

Honor bright! Fair play is a jewel!

Never favour those who flatter you most, but hold rather to those who risk your displeasure for your own good. Never neglect business for pleasure, organise your life so that there is time in it for relaxation and entertainment. Give the business of government your full attention. Inform yourself as much as you can before taking any decision. Make every effort to get to know men of distinction, so that you may call on them when you need them. Be courteous to all, speak hurtfully to no man.

Before you can be anything, you have to be yourself. That's the hardest thing to find.

One can tip too much as well as too little, indeed the coin that buys the exact truth has not yet been minted.

He has the merit—if it is one—of saying exactly what he means.

Love and Truth, their warfare seems eternal.

He had said it bravely, and that is why one can trust Beethoven when he says other things.

He questioned Maurice, who, when he grasped the point, was understood to reply that deeds are more important than words.

Don't you think there are two great things in life that we ought to aim at—truth and kindness? Let's have both if we can, but let's be sure of having one or the other.

I was brought up to be honest; the trouble is it gets me nowhere.

You can't build a house on the sand, and passion's sand. We want bed rock …

Because we think it improves our characters. But he is kind to people because he loves them; and they find him out, and are offended, or frightened.

I don't believe in suiting my conversation to my company

If they were hypocrites they did not know it, and their hypocrisy had every chance of setting and of becoming true.

Once a cad, always a cad

He hadn't a God, he hadn't a lover – the two usual incentives to virtue.

Money: give Mr Bast money, and don't bother about his ideals. He'll pick those up for himself.

It is a pity that Man cannot be at the same time impressive and truthful.

He had stopped loving Maurice and should have to say so plainly.

Yes, for we fight for more than Love or Pleasure; there is Truth. Truth counts, Truth does count.