Quotes on Integrity

"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.