Values & Character: Honesty & Integrity Quotes

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"Be faithful to that which exists within yourself"

Andre Gide, Novelist

Andre Gide

"There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin of all conflict between me and my fellow-men is that I do not say what I mean and I don't do what I say"

Martin Buber, Philosopher

Martin Buber

"I'm one of those that believes you can't be one kind of a man and another kind of president"

Phil McGraw, Psychologist

Phil McGraw

"You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits"

Denis Waitley, Writer

Denis Waitley

"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"

Denis Waitley, Writer

Denis Waitley

"Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest!"

Frank Sinatra, Musician

Frank Sinatra

"It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean"

Karl Kraus, Writer

Karl Kraus

"He was so honest, you could play craps with him over the phone"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"He's an honest man - you could shoot craps with him over the telephone"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"A man of honour should never forget what he is, because he sees what others are"

Baltasar Gracian, Philosopher

Baltasar Gracian

"Be candid with everyone"

Jack Welch, Businessman

Jack Welch

"The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him"

Xun Kuang, Philosopher

Xun Kuang

"You can be true to the character all you want, but you've got to go home with yourself"

Julia Roberts, Actress

Julia Roberts

"I chose to not wear a wire and tape people. I chose to not get immunity until - we're accepted, whatever - until the independent counsel's office was comfortable with what I said was the truth"

Monica Lewinsky, Celebrity

Monica Lewinsky

"He could have made it right with the book. But he hasn't. He is a revisionist of history. He has lied!"

Monica Lewinsky, Celebrity

Monica Lewinsky

"Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times"

Ben Jonson, Poet

Ben Jonson

"Trust funds can never be a substitute for a fund of trust"

Edwin Louis Cole, Author

Edwin Louis Cole

"You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses"

Edwin Louis Cole, Author

Edwin Louis Cole

"Being faithful in that which is another man's qualifies us to receive our own"

Edwin Louis Cole, Author

Edwin Louis Cole

"Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that, as a people, we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community"

John W. Gardner, Educator

John W. Gardner

"I never know how much of what I say is true"

Bette Midler, Actress

Bette Midler

"It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods"

Margaret Fuller, Critic

Margaret Fuller

"The minute you try to talk business with him, he takes the attitude that he is a gentleman and a scholar, and the moment you try to approach him on the level of his moral integrity, he starts to talk business"

Raymond Chandler, Writer

Raymond Chandler

"The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out. If you're a Christian, why would you want to fry this dude?"

Ken Kesey, Author

Ken Kesey

"You can't fake creativity, competence, or sexual arousal"

Doug Coupland, Author

Doug Coupland

"Sincerity is the way to heaven"

Mencius, Philosopher

Mencius

"What one hides is worth neither more nor less than what one finds. And what one hides from oneself is worth neither more nor less than what one allows others to find"

Andre Breton, Poet

Andre Breton

"Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate"

Sallust, Historian

Sallust

"Ambition drove many men to become false; to have one thought locked in the breast, another ready on the tongue"

Sallust, Historian

Sallust

"Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character"

Loretta Young, Actress

Loretta Young

"Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well"

P. G. Wodehouse, Writer

P. G. Wodehouse

"In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery"

Sallust, Historian

Sallust

"It is better to use fair means and fail than foul and conquer"

Sallust, Historian

Sallust

"Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes, I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They'll recognize that"

Barbara Jordan, Politician

Barbara Jordan

"I've done more harm by the falseness of trying to please than by the honesty of trying to hurt"

Jessamyn West, Author

Jessamyn West

"We can love an honest rogue, but what is more offensive than a false saint?"

Jessamyn West, Author

Jessamyn West

"It is unfortunate, considering that enthusiasm moves the world, that so few enthusiasts can be trusted to speak the truth"

Arthur Balfour, Statesman

Arthur Balfour

"I don't want people kissing my butt. If I had a bad show and I know it, don't tell me I had a good show. I hate that. I guess because I'm 17, people think I don't see stuff like that"

Britney Spears, Musician

"What we really are matters more than what other people think of us"

Jawaharlal Nehru, Leader

Jawaharlal Nehru

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