Quotes about Integrity
Why act the part of a Jew when you're Greek? Don't you know why it is that a person is called a Jew, Syrian, or Egyptian? And when we see someone hesitating between two creeds, we're accustomed to say, 'He is no Jew, but is merely acting the part.' But when he assumes the frame of mind of one who has been baptized * and has made his choice, then he really is a Jew, and is called by that name.
— Epictetus
What, then, is your own? The way you live your life.
— Epictetus
A bad person's character cannot be trusted, it's weak and indecisive, easily won over by different impressions at different times.
— Epictetus
What is my position in society?" The one best suited to your talents, which you can hold with honor. Each person has a vital role in society; you are important right where you are. But if you lose your honor in striving for greater (perceived) significance, you become useless.
— Epictetus
Avoid taking oaths.
— Epictetus
He didn't care; it was not his skin he wanted to save, but the man of honour and integrity. These things are not open to compromise or negotiation.
— Epictetus
Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.
— Amy Grant
The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity.
— Amy Grant
You live in a dangerous place when you sacrifice integrity for security.
— Amy Grant
All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.
— Andrew Carnegie
No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.
— Andrew Carnegie
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
— Andrew Carnegie