Quotes about Integrity
Never be content to wear a cloak of religion. Be all that you profess. Though you may err, be real. Though you may stumble, be true. Keep this principle continually before your eyes, and it will be well with your soul throughout your journey from grace to glory.
— JC Ryle
Fear puts an end to openness; fear leads to secrecy; fear sows the seed of much hypocrisy and leads to many lies.
— JC Ryle
Herod was afraid of what his guests would think of him: so he did that which made him "greatly distressed," he beheaded John the Baptist. Pilate feared offending the Jews: so he did that which he knew in his conscience was unjust--he delivered up Jesus to be crucified. If this is not slavery, what is?
— JC Ryle
Sound Protestant and evangelical doctrine is useless if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is worse than useless: it causes harm. It is despised by insightful and perceptive men of the world as an invented and empty thing, and it brings Christianity into contempt.
— JC Ryle
If we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.
— JM Coetzee
If you spend too much time working on your weaknesses, all you end up with is a lot of strong weaknesses!" This doesn't give you a competitive edge in the marketplace or position you to be wealthy. It just keeps you average. In fact, it's an absolute insult to your integrity to major in
— Jack Canfield
Everything you think, say, and do needs to become intentional and aligned with your purpose, your values, and your goals.
— Jack Canfield
The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.
— James A. Garfield
There are men and women who make the world better just by being the kind of people they are. They have the gift of kindness or courage or loyalty or integrity. It really matters very little whether they are behind the wheel of a truck or running a business or bringing up a family. The teach the truth by living it.
— James A. Garfield
It is a brave man... who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil.
— James A. Garfield
Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.
— James Allen
The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state...Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.
— James Allen