Quotes about Integrity
One does not cross-examine a saint.
— Victor Hugo
Ignominy thirsts for respect.
— Victor Hugo
He who has not been a determined accuser during prosperity should hold his peace in adversity.
— Victor Hugo
Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.
— Victor Hugo
There are people who read very loud, and who have the appearance of giving themselves their word of honor as to what they are perusing.
— Victor Hugo
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be.
— Milan Kundera
The moment someone keeps an eye on what we do, we involuntarily make allowances for that eye, and nothing we do is truthful. Having a public, keeping a public in mind, means living in lies…
— Milan Kundera
Unlike the puerile loyalty to a conviction, loyalty to a friend is a virtue - perhaps the only virtue, the last remaining one.
— Milan Kundera
Fidelity gives a unity to lives that would otherwise splinter into thousands of split-second impressions.
— Milan Kundera
The fact is, you can say you love God and sing that you trust God and put him first, but your checkbook is where you can show just how much God's grace means to you.
— Rick Warren
Only the action that is moved by love for the good at hand has the hope of being responsible and generous.
— Wendell Berry