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"Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on."
"Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand."
"There is no organizations and institutions that are worthwhile in terms of fighting for and dying for unless there is some individual integrity and character and virtue that is at work within various individuals in those institutions especially their leaders."
"That's what I love about integrity. Each time we go inside, that's where it is."
"There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules"
"The people I've been exposed to have been people of amazing integrity."
"The intention makes the crime."
"A house can have integrity, just like a person."
"A building has integrity, just as a man and just as seldom! It must be true to its own idea, have its own form, and serve its own purpose!"
"What is morality, she asked. Judgement to distinguish right and wrong, vision to see the truth, and courage to act upon it, dedication to that which is good, integrity to stand by the good at any price."
"I knew a gentleman that I had worked with over the years, who is no longer with us, and was a great influence in my life named Cachao - a Cuban musician, composer, arranger, and creator of the Mambo. The integrity of the journey is what's important - how you conduct yourself in the process. That's what Cachao was always about. He had great integrity, great dignity, was very humble, and dedicated to his art."
"How many crimes are permitted simply because their authors could not endure being wrong."
"Charlie [Munger] and I are not big fans of resumes. Instead, we focus on brains, passion and integrity."
"Act in earnest and you will become earnest in all you do."
"With integrity, nothing else counts. Without integrity, nothing else counts."
"We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought."
"I really believe we in the music industry can work together to find a way to bond technology with integrity and just really hope we can teach the younger generation the value of investment in music rather than the ephemeral consumption of it."
"Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore it if it be goodness. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world."
"In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity."
"In matters of business, no woman stops at integrity."
