Quotes about Integrity
I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
The true greatness of a person, in my view, is evident in the way he or she treats those with whom courtesy and kindness are not required.
— Joseph Wirthlin
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?
— Dale Carnegie
He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
— Thomas a Kempis
Why do you not practice what you preach.
— St. Jerome
The thing is you can never sugarcoat anything, If you're going to tell a story, tell the truth. If you're going to tell something, why not tell it all?
— Rich Swann
People will know if you are telling the truth or lying. If you are doing commentary, why not tell the truth?
— Phil Taylor
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
— George Washington
Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one.
— Mother Angelica
My parents taught me to react quickly when temptation comes and to say 'No!' instantly and emphatically. I recommend that same counsel to you. Avoid temptations.
— Joseph Wirthlin
If you know a good player who is tempted by pool hustling, introduce him at once to a career guidance counselor, a psychotherapist, or a surgeon who does lobotomies.
— Robert Byrne
My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson