Quotes about Integrity

If Gilbert had been asked to describe his ideal woman the description would have answered point for point to Anne … He had made up his mind, also, that his future must be worthy of its goddess. … But he meant to keep himself worthy of Anne's friendship and perhaps some distant day her love; and he watched over word and thought and deed as jealously as if her clear eyes were to pass in judgment on it.

I didn't think about its being wrong to go in and try on the brooch; but I see now that it was and I'll never do it again. That's one good thing about me. I never do the same naughty thing twice

All infractions of love and equity in our social relations are speedily punished-by fear...be honest with a man and you have no fear. Try to deceive and the relationship deteriorates.

When trying to communicate with each other, a husband and wife should be careful to make sure their voices and faces agree with their words.

Honesty and vulnerability endear us to people; they don't endanger us in our relationship.

That cannot be a true religion which needs carnal weapons to uphold it.

Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.

The saddest thing one meets is a nominal Christian.

If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.

Nothing is so offensive to Christ as lukewarmness in religion.

Beneath our clothes, our reputations, our pretensions, beneath our religion or lack of it, we are all vulnerable both to the storm without and the storm within.

The good will is all — and all the talents are ways to fulfill it.