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Integrity Quotes - Page 18

A man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

A man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.

Euripides (2013). “Euripides IV: Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes”, p.88, University of Chicago Press

Lying is done with words and also with silence.

Adrienne Rich (2002). “Arts of the Possible: Essays and Conversations”, p.20, W. W. Norton & Company

Good character consists of knowing the good, desiring the good, and doing the good habits of the mind, habits of the heart, and habits of action.

Thomas Lickona (2009). “Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility”, p.51, Bantam

And it is no less true, that personal security and private property rest entirely upon the wisdom, the stability, and the integrity of the courts of justice.

Joseph Story (1833). “Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States, Before the Adoption of the Constitution”, p.426

Integrity's a neutral value. Hyenas have integrity, too. They're pure hyena.

Jonathan Franzen (2010). “Freedom: A Novel”, p.230, Macmillan

Sleep with clean hands, either kept clean all day by integrity or washed clean at night by repentance.

John Donne (1839). “The Works of John Donne, D.D., Dean of Saint Paul's, 1621-1631: With a Memoir of His Life”, p.218

Self-sacrifice enables us to sacrifice other people without blushing.

Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists: Self-Sacrifice"