Quotes on Integrity

"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."

It's true that integrity comes with the courage to refuse and say no to something because it's not right even if it does not pleases a friend, a family member or even a loved one. A person with integrity should stand up for the truth and face it come what may.

"A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come."

Integrity is something that cannot be bought. A person does not need to be the greatest celebrity or the richest man in the world to posses integrity. Ironically, in today's society, the more famous or the more money a person has, the more harder to posses integrity. Money and fame can change a person's perspective in life.

The good thing is that if you have integrity, you can be a shinning start even if you lack the fame and riches. Added to it, others will follow your footsteps.

"The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty."

Nothing compares to a success that is esteemed with honesty, integrity faith, love and loyalty. A success that is characterized with the qualities mentioned is a true success because it cannot collapse easily for it is built the greatest foundation stones. This is the reason why most successful people who brings with them honors of integrity, are not easily be brought down by malicious people who try to bring down others out of envy or insecurities.

“The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.”

Persuading others to follow our footsteps or principles is not an easy thing to do. There are times when a person has used all his money, ability, skills and achievements to persuade others and yet failed to do so because he lacks one thing - integrity. Integrity is one of the most powerful persuasion tool. People will likely follow you when you have shown yourself to them as an example.

"A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shinning star in whose light others may follow in the years to come."

We do not need fame and fortune to inspire people. A person can be the most powerful and famous being alive in this planet but if he lacks integrity, that fame and power is worth nothing and even himself.

If we live a life with integrity even in the absence of wealth and power, we'll be like shinning stars to others. The light that we have will be followed from generation to generations. The kind of life that we lived will be etched forever in the hearts and minds of those people who have found inspiration from us.

"Purity of heart is blooming the same colors in the middle of the wilderness when no one sees you."

To have what we call a "pure heart" isn't an easy thing to achieve. There are times when you need to stand against temptations that will prove the kind of heart you have.  Others can masquerade as if they have a pure heart when people are looking at them. However, in the middle of wilderness, when no one sees them, their heart can be as wild as the animals in that wilderness.

"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.