#integrity

The thought manifests the word; The word manifests the deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character; So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let them spring forth from love Born out of compassion for all beings. As the shadow follows the body, as we think, so we become. ↗

— Juan Mascaró

#compassion #integrity #religion #love

If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with the honour of the body, we shall get a social revolution of a quite unparalleled sort. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#honour #integrity #mind #social-norms #truth

That in affairs of very considerable importance men should deal with one another with satisfaction of mind, and mutual confidence, they must receive competent assurances concerning the integrity, fidelity, and constancy each of other. ↗

— Isaac Barrow

#another #competent #concerning #confidence #considerable

Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe. ↗

— Barbara de Angelis

#integrity #personal-responsibility #truth-telling #relationships

In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot. ↗

— Czesław Miłosz

#dissent #heroes #honesty #integrity #truth

Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not. ↗

— Oprah Winfrey

#integrity #morality #real

We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#talent

The truly scary thing about undiscovered lies is that they have a greater capacity to diminish us than exposed ones. ↗

— Cheryl Hughes

#honesty #integrity #lying #trust #cheating

It is easy to live for others, everybody does. I call on you to live for yourself. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#self-actualization #self-determination #determination

Allow yourself to think only those thoughts that match your principles and can bear the bright light of day. Day by day, your choices, your thoughts, your actions fashion the person you become. Your integrity determines your destiny. ↗

— Heraclitus

#integrity #behavior