Man Of Integrity Quotes

• Men of integrity, by their very existence, rekindle the belief that as a people we can live above the level of moral squalor. We need that belief; a cynical community is a corrupt community.

  John W. Gardner

  Integrity, Men, People

  Dr. John W. Gardner (2015). “Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?”, p.164, Pickle Partners Publishing

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• The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

  Bob Marley

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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  The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Strength to Love (1963) ch. 3

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• Good men sometimes make mistakes. A man of integrity will honestly face and correct his mistakes, and that is an example we can respect. Sometimes men try but fail. Not all worthy objectives are realized despite one’s honest and best efforts. True manhood is not always measured by the fruits of one’s labors but by the labors themselves–by one’s striving.

  D. Todd Christofferson

  Mistake, Integrity, Men

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• Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

  William Cobbett

  Integrity, Men, Opinion

  William Cobbett (1836). “Beauties of Cobbett”, p.70

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• And when at some future date the high court of history sits in judgment on each of us, recording whether in our brief span of service we fulfilled our responsibilities to the state, our success or failure, in whatever office we hold, will be measured by the answers to four questions: First, were we truly men of courage... Second, were we truly men of judgment... Third, were we truly men of integrity... Finally, were we truly men of dedication?-

  John F. Kennedy

  Success, Courage, Truth

  Address to Massachusetts legislature, 9 Jan. 1961

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• If you want to take the meaning of the word integrity and reduce it to its simplest terms, you'd conclude that a man of integrity is a promise keeper. When he gives you his word. You can take it to the bank. His word is good.

  Bill McCartney

  Honesty, Integrity, Men

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• But my dad also was a remarkable man, a good person, a principled individual, a man of integrity.

  Sidney Poitier

  Dad, Integrity, Men

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• Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

  Marcus Aurelius

  Time, Integrity, Insperational

  "Meditations". Book by Marcus Aurelius (Book X, Chapter 16), circa 170.

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• Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.

  Mark Twain

  Integrity, Inspiration, Men

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.36, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• FAY: The British police force used to be run by men of integrity. TRUSCOTT: That is a mistake which has been rectified.

  Joe Orton

  Running, Integrity, Mistake

  Joe Orton (2014). “Orton Complete Plays: Entertaining Mr Sloane; Loot; What the Butler; Ruffian; Erpingham Camp; Funeral Games; Good & ...”, p.255, A&C Black

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• You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Loyalty, Respect, Honesty

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• Only a man of integrity can possess the virtue of honesty, since only the faking of one’s consciousness can permit the faking of existence.

  Ayn Rand

  Honesty, Integrity, Men

  Ayn Rand (1997). “Journals of Ayn Rand”, E P Dutton

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• Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street.

  Elbert Hubbard

  Integrity, Character, Men

  Elbert Hubbard (1902). “Contemplations: Being Several Short Essays Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Orphic Sayings”

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• There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive.

  Plato

  Integrity, Men, Hearing

  Socrates, Plato, Aristotle (1967). “Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study”

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• A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company

  Charles Evans Hughes

  Inspirational, Friendship, Gratitude

  "Ethics and Citizenship". Book by John Walter Wayland, p. 208, 1924.

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• In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.

  Meister Eckhart

  Integrity, Men, Silence

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• I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

  George Washington

  Trust, Hope, Truth

  George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). “The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot”, p.46, Rowman & Littlefield

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• Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your
  country, let men label you as they may.

  Mark Twain

  Country, Integrity, 4th Of July

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• A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Inspirational, Valentines Day, Perseverance

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• It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe.

  Thomas Paine

  Happiness, Motivation, Integrity

  The Age of Reason pt. 1 (1794)

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• You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man of strict integrity.

  Grenville Kleiser

  Integrity, Men, World

  Grenville Kleiser (1949). “Make Your Life Worth Living”

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• The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Respect, Integrity, Character

  Man and Superman (1903) act 1

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• You can't, in sound morals, condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity. It is his clear duty.

  Joseph Conrad

  Integrity, Men, Honor

  Joseph Conrad (2015). “Complete Short Stories of Joseph Conrad (Including His Memoirs, Letters & Critical Essays: Unforgettable Tales like Heart of Darkness, Point of Honor, Falk, Secret Sharer, The Return & Freya of Seven Isles”, p.1154, e-artnow

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• The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

  Blaise Pascal

  Inspirational, Strength, Wisdom

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