Quotes of Integrity

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none. ~William Shakespeare

To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. ~William Shakespeare, Hamlet

A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. ~Charles Evans Hughes

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

Are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honour and reputation, and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul? ~Socrates

If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare. ~William Arnot

You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest. ~Robert Brault,

Character is much easier kept than recovered. ~Thomas Paine

Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world. ~George Bernard Shaw

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. ~Samuel Butler, Erewhon

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval. ~Mark Twain, "What Is Man?", 1906

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence. ~Author Unknown

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. ~Albert Einstein

Goodness is the only investment that never fails. ~Henry David Thoreau

A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., speech, Boston, 8 January 1897

Everyone complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgment. ~Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1665

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. ~Chester W. Nimitz

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. ~Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit

Reputation is character minus what you've been caught doing. ~Michael Iapoce, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Boardroom