Quotes about Integrity

No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.

The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country, than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.

It is better to die well than to live badly.

It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.

Honest, simple work for young people is essential to their well-being.

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

For me, getting on a knee and praying is a very special deal for me. A very special moment. For me, it was honoring that and not letting people go out there and make a mockery of it and do a lot of different things and just kind of keeping it safe.

The abuse of faith has to be resisted precisely.

Truly a man does not live by bread alone. A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially is it to be preferred to the appearance of riches, acquired with nothing down and nothing to pay for two months.