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Integrity Quotes — 52 Integrity Quotes, Each Checked to Its Source

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

The Bible · Galatians 6:7

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.

The Bible · Luke 16:10

Let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay, nay.

The Bible · Matthew 5:37

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.

The Bible · Isaiah 5:20

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

The Bible · Proverbs 28:1

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

Richard Whately

Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

George Washington · Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour. Sparks 'Life of Washington' (1839) vol. 2, p. 109.

There is only one position for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright.

Dylan Thomas

For sincerity is a jewel which is pure and transparent, eternal and inestimable.

Christopher Smart

Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.

William Shakespeare

In a false quarrel there is no true valour.

William Shakespeare

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

Robert W. Service · The source reads: “A promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.”

Our country, right or wrong! When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right!

Carl Schurz

He preferred to be rather than to seem good.

Sallust · The source reads: “Esse quam videri bonus malebat. He preferred to be rather than to seem good.” · Of Cato the Younger.

Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy. Both your religion and policy must be based on it.

John Ruskin

So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies.

Walter Raleigh

The taking of a bribe or gratuity, should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the State.

William Penn

Honesty is a good thing but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Don Marquis

This is the first of punishments, that no guilty man is acquitted if judged by himself.

Juvenal · The source reads: “Iudice nemo nocens absolvitur. This is the first of punishments, that no guilty man is acquitted if judged by himself.”

Honesty is praised and left to shiver.

Juvenal · The source reads: “Probitas laudatur et alget. Honesty is praised and left to shiver.”

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Samuel Johnson

When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.

Thomas Jefferson

Of unblemished life and spotless record.

Horace · The source reads: “Integer vitae scelerisque purus. Of unblemished life and spotless record.”

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.

Homer

Integrity Quotes

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much.

Let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay, nay.

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

There is only one position for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright.

For sincerity is a jewel which is pure and transparent, eternal and inestimable.

Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.

In a false quarrel there is no true valour.

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

Our country, right or wrong! When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right!

He preferred to be rather than to seem good.

Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy. Both your religion and policy must be based on it.

So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies.

The taking of a bribe or gratuity, should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the State.

Honesty is a good thing but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

This is the first of punishments, that no guilty man is acquitted if judged by himself.

Honesty is praised and left to shiver.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.

Of unblemished life and spotless record.

Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.

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Integrity Quotes

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.”

“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”

“There is only one position for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright.”

“Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.”

“Our country, right or wrong! When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right!”

“Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy. Both your religion and policy must be based on it.”

“So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies.”

“The taking of a bribe or gratuity, should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the State.”

“This is the first of punishments, that no guilty man is acquitted if judged by himself.”

“When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.”

“Of unblemished life and spotless record.”

Frequently asked questions

We Value Your Opinion Comments

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

There is only one position for an artist anywhere: and that is, upright.

Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.

Our country, right or wrong! When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right!

Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy. Both your religion and policy must be based on it.

So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies.

The taking of a bribe or gratuity, should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the State.

This is the first of punishments, that no guilty man is acquitted if judged by himself.

When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.

Of unblemished life and spotless record.