Quotes about Integrity

You are there to rule, not to slay. If you desire what is good, the people will at once be good. The essence of the gentleman is that of wind; the essence of small people is that of grass. And when a wind passes over the grass, it cannot choose but bend.

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.

When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

The Gestapo chief leaned forward. I'd like to send you home, old fellow," he said. "I'll take your word that you won't cause any more trouble." I could not see father's face, only the erect carriage of his shoulders and the halo of white hair above them. But I heard his answer. "If I go home today," he said evenly and clearly, "tomorrow I will open my door again to any man in need who knocks.

We rob the work of Jesus Christ of its efficacy, and we stand powerless before the adversary, because we doubt the integrity of the Word of God.

We reflect God's character the most when we give freely of ourselves with no strings attached, no secret motives, no hidden agenda.

If you want your ministry to have 'it', more important than anything else we've discussed, you must have 'it'. When it has filtered through your heart - the rare combination of passion, integrity, focus, faith, expectation, drive, hunger, and God's anointing - God tends to infuse your ministry with 'it'. He blesses your work. People are changed. Leaders grow. Resources flow. The ministry seems to take on a life of its own.

Ironically, we often fail to see that whenever we compromise ourselves to please others, we tend to lose their respect.

From the outside, everything looked good. But God doesn't look at the outside.