Quotes about Integrity

As the Head of a woman's college she must, thought Harriet, have had a distasteful task; for she looked as though the word 'compromise' had been omitted from her vocabulary; and all statesmanship is compromise.

The only ethical principle which has made science possible is that the truth shall be told all the time. If we do not penalise false statements made in error, we open up the way for false statements by intention. And a false statement of fact, made deliberately, is the most serious crime a scientist can commit.

They knew, with the painful conviction of experience, what it meant to say, "I see and approve the better, but follow the worse.

He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.

Betray a friend, and you'll often find you have ruined yourself.

The safeguards of virtue are hateful to the evil disposed.

Those who return evil for good should not expect the kindness of others to last long.

They that know how to suspect, without exposing or hurting themselves, till honesty comes to be more in fashion, can never suspect too much.

A hero is brave in deeds as well as words.

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.

If you choose bad companions, no one will believe that you are anything but bad yourself.

'Let God be true but every man a liar' is the language of true faith.