Quotes on Integrity

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

It is very true that if we want to test a man's character, we must give him power. Power such that he can rule on others. Most people who do not value integrity, will fall into the temptation of abusing his power and using it for his own benefit. A person with high integrity will stay the same no matter how much power he has or can even do great things for others using his power.

As they say, power is intoxicating.

"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office."

Integrity is the supreme quality of a leader. Being a leader means somebody is looking up to you or following you. Thus, it is very important to possess an impeccable character if you are a leader. You must serve as a good example to your followers. If you are doing that, you are indeed a good leader.

"My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure."

A man with a pure heart is strong. Pure heart has a clean conscience. And a pure conscience builds strength.

"The moral sense of conscience is by far the most important and most noble attribute of man."

Conscience is a noble attribute of man. It is this conscience that convicts a man of his wrong doings. Without conscience the world might be the most dangerous place to live in. Imagine where people are killing, stealing, hurting each other because of the absence of conscience. If conscience is not present within you, then something is wrong with you.

"If you want to take the meaning of the word integrity and reduce it to its simplest terms, you'd conclude that a man of integrity is a promise keeper. When he gives you his word you can take it to the bank. His word is good."

A man of integrity always do what he has promised. He always honor his words and do not want to make them void of meaning and purpose.

"Dignity consists not in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them."

To be conscious that you deserve the honors you posses is a sign that you are sure of your integrity. You do not need to be ashamed of yourself for having such honors.

"An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; a villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards."

A man with integrity is always precious.

"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything."

When we lie we become careful with the way we answer those who interrogate us for the fear of answering inconsistently. But if we are used to telling the truth, we give instant answers to questions without any doubting because we wouldn't care if inconsistencies in our testimonies will show up... as it will never be. Simply because we are telling the truth.

"No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it."

Our virtue or integrity must be a kind that cannot be bought with anything.

"Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will."

Integrity always stands strong. It is not tossed to and fro with the wind of change.

"One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised."

Integrity refuses to be compromised.

"Integrity is the essence of everything successful."

Being successful means you have to make it a goal to preserve integrity in your character. This will bring you to success.

"Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people."

To build integrity you must first be honest to yourself. By then you can tell other people the truth and thus, gain integrity.

"It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a bad reputation."

Bad reputation is worst than having a bad conscience.

"Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do"

Still this is all about practicing everything that you are saying. If you cannot practice what you say, integrity is not in you.

"It's not what we eat but what we digest that makes us strong; not what we gain but what we save that makes us rich; not what we read but what we remember that makes us learned; and not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity."

It's just like saying "Practice what you preach."

"There can be no friendship without confidence; and no confidence, without integrity"

Integrity is almost equivalent to trust. If you have integrity, you are a trustworthy person. People can have confidence in you.

"Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching."

A person with an impeccable integrity will always do what is right and just. He doesn't need anyone to watch him while doing it.

"Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity."

Say no, face the truth, do what is right. All of these are the ingredients for a life with integrity.

"Forget about pressure. Just be true to yourself."

Don't let anyone pressure you. Be true to yourself. Do what is right. That is integrity.


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"Nature has placed nothing so high that virtue cannot reach it."

There's nothing here on earth that cannot be attained with virtue. Virtue always reaches the highest places of nature.


Integrity: Golden Valley

"Follow your heart and uncover new horizons."

Integrity always delights in truth.


Truth: Misty Mountain

"You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims."

I like this one. Standing tall doesn't mean you have to step on somebody else's right. You can be successful without victimizing other people.


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"Those who preserve their integrity, remain unshaken by the storms of daily life."

A person that highly regarded integrity will always stand strong. Problems and trials may strike in his life, but his integrity is the strong foundation to remain unshaken.


Motivational Integrity

"True greatness comes when you're tested." -Theodore Roosevelt

Of course when you are being tested and you stand the test, then you are great. And this can be done if you have integrity in your mind.


Patriotic Integrity

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

This is very simple. When you honor what you say by your actions, you are a happy person. You are practicing what you preach.


Be True to Yourself

"In matters of style, move with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock."

A man of integrity is not stagnant. He always move with what is best for his present situation. But when his principles are tested, he will not be easily uprooted. Instead he will stand strong like a rock.


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"The soul is dyed the color of it's thoughts. Think only of those things that can bear the full light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny... it is the light that guides your way."

It says that the content of your character is your choice. It is true that whatever you choose in life, how you think, what you do define your character. It is who you become.


Integrity

"Integrity comes when character is tested; keep true and never be ashamed of doing what is right."

When character is tested and is found out to be true and always doing what is right, then integrity comes into the scene. Doing what is right always leads to gaining integrity.


Integrity: Wave

Before anything else, it's very essential to know the meaning of integrity. For this purpose, here are some definitions on the word integrity.

Moral soundness. "He expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity"
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Integrity is the basing of one's actions on an internally consistent framework of principles. Depth of principles and adherence of each level to the next are key determining factors.
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Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code; The state of being wholesome; unimpaired; The quality or condition of being complete; pure
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