These integrity quotes will inspire you. Integrity, the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. The state of being whole and undivided. Integrity, firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values.
Below you will find a collection of motivating, happy, and encouraging integrity quotes, integrity sayings, and integrity proverbs.
Inspirational Integrity Quotes
- “Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.” ~ C. S. Lewis
- “Integrity gives you real freedom because you have nothing to fear since you have nothing to hide.” ~ Zig Ziglar
- “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.
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“Integrity is a life where your beliefs and intentions are aligned with your words and actions.” ~ Stephen Lovegrove
- “A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.” ~ Douglas MacArthur , Integrity quotes for leaders
- “Integrity is keeping a commitment even after circumstances have changed.” ~ David Jeremiah
- “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.” ~ Albert Einstein
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“Image is what people think we are. Integrity is what we really are.” ~ John C. Maxwell
- “The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny … it is the light that guides your way.” ~ Heraclitus
- “If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing. You can’t buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.” ~ Henry Kravis
- “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
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“It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.” ~ Alan K. Simpson
- “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
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“In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.” ~ Warren Buffett
- “Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ~ W. Clement Stone
- “Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
- “To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.” ~ Douglas Adams
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“Integrity is the essence of everything successful.” ~ R. Buckminster Fuller
- “Integrity is the value we set on ourselves. It is a fulfillment of the duty we owe ourselves. An honorable man or woman will personally commit to live up to certain self-imposed expectations. They need no outside check or control. They are honorable in their inner core.” ~ James E. Faust
- “The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.” ~ Zig Ziglar
- “The time is always right to do what is right.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
- “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.” ~ Zig Ziglar
- “People with integrity do what they say they are going to do. Others have excuses.” ~ Laura Schlessinger
- “One person of integrity can make a difference.” ~ Elie Wiesel
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“One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.” ~ Chinua Achebe
- “Character is much easier kept than recovered.” ~ Thomas Paine
- “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 means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences.” ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin
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“People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach.” ~ David A. Bednar
- “Integrity is conforming reality to our words – in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.” ~ Stephen Covey
- “I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
- “The glue that holds all relationships together … is trust, and trust is based on integrity.” ~ Brian Tracy
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“Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.” ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
- “Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.” ~ Dennis Prager
- “If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
- “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
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“Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life – all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.” ~ Zig Ziglar
- “Character is a quality that embodies many important traits, such as integrity, courage, perseverance, confidence and wisdom. Unlike your fingerprints that you are born with and can’t change, character is something that you create within yourself and must take responsibility for changing” ~ Jim Rohn
- “Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular, and what’s popular isn’t always right.” ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
- “The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity, integrity, and self-esteem.” ~ Laura Schlessinger
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“You are in integrity when the life you are living on the outside matches who you are on the inside.” ~ Alan Cohen
- “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi , Integrity quotes Gandhi
- “Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
- “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” ~ Mother Teresa
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“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” ~ Marcus Aurelius
- “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” ~ Mark Twain
- “Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” ~ Spencer Johnson
- “Be as you wish to seem.” ~ Socrates
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“Integrity is your destiny-it is the light that guides your way.” ~ Plato
- “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” ~ Thomas Jefferson
- “Integrity is what you do when no one is watching; its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.” ~ Tony Dungy , Integrity quotes for work
- “The most important thing in your life is to live your life with integrity and to not give in to peer pressure to try to be something that you’re not.” ~ Ellen DeGeneres
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“If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.” ~ Malcolm X
- “Personal integrity is important, not because it gets us what we want, but because it helps us be what we want.” ~ Michael Josephson
- “Integrity has no need of rules.” ~ Albert Camus
- “You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.” ~ Adlai E. Stevenson
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“It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.” ~ Mark Twain
- “The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.” ~ Charles Stanley
- “Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn’t blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won’t cheat, then you know he never will.” ~ John D. MacDonald
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“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” ~ Samuel Johnson
- “A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty, and integrity, to reach for the stars.” ~ Nelson Mandela
- “I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular success literature that says that self-esteem is primarily a matter of mindset, of attitude that you can psych yourself into peace of mind. Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.” ~ Stephen Covey