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Leading by Example: Unveiling 200 Quotes on Integrity for Timeless Leadership Wisdom

Embark on a journey of ethical fortitude and moral strength as we delve into a collection of integrity quotes that resonate with timeless wisdom.In this article,we explore the profound insights shared by great minds and influential figures about the essence of integrity.These carefully selected quotes serve as beacons of inspiration,guiding us to navigate life with honesty and authenticity.Join us in unraveling the profound impact of integrity on character and relationships,and discover the transformative power encapsulated in these words of virtue.

Integrity quotes: 

1. The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.Confucius

2. Who you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private,integrity.Criss Jami 

3. Where there is no integrity,there is no unity.Richie Norton 

4. Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.Andre Gide 

5. Integrity is the bond of trust.Richie Norton 

6. You can’t,in sound morals,condemn a man for taking care of his own integrity.It is his clear duty.Joseph Conrad 

7. Calamity is the test of integrity.Samuel Richardson 

8. Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.Ayn Rand 9. Integrity has no need of rules.Albert Camus 

10. The less your needs,the stronger your integrity.Abhijit Naskar 

Integrity quotes on leading by example all the time: 

11. Live in alignment with your value,not your vanity.David Finkel 

12. The values of integrity and hard work are necessary for the development of our nation.Yemi Osinbajo 

13. Truth and integrity must be so rare these days that it confuses people when they hear it.Donna Lynn Hope 

14. Beauty always fades,but it lasts so much longer if you lay a thick layer of intelligence and integrity underneath it.Abbi Waxman 

15. Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.Oliver Cromwell
16. No man knows the value of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them.William Godwin 

17. There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity.Tom Peters 

18. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.Ralph Waldo Emerson 

19. Openness,respect,integrity – these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.Justin Trudeau 

20. Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake.Larry Hagman 

Integrity quotes to always do the right thing: 

21. When your words and actions are unified you radiate a sense of integrity.Daphne Michaels 

22. Your integrity,your dignity,your honor – they aren’t for sale.Not ever.Not to anyone.James Patterson 

23. I believe in integrity.Dogs have it.Humans are sometimes lacking it.Cesar Millan 

24. People with integrity expect to be believed.If not,they let time prove them right.Ann Landers 

25. The very foundation of our democracy depends on the integrity of our elections.Brad Schneider
26. There is no higher claim to journalistic integrity than going to jail to protect a source.Thomas Frank 

27. While knowledge without integrity is dangerous,integrity without knowledge is weak and useless.Matt Haig 

28. There can be a cost to acting on one’s principles,but there is a bigger cost to abandoning them.Jane Philpott 

29. From the crucible of courage,perseverance,and integrity comes triumph.Brian Goedken 

30. Integrity is a most valued human quality.Susan C.Young
Integrity quotes to become the perfect role model: 

31. Your failure or success is nothing compared to your integrity throughout the process.Richelle E.Goodrich 

32. There can be no friendship without confidence,and no confidence without integrity.Samuel Johnson 

33. What the world needs is people with integrity,people with genuine thoughts and intentions.Navya Nair 

34. It is true that integrity alone won’t make you a leader,but without integrity you will never be one.Zig Ziglar 

35. The lust and the hunger? The thirst for power? And thus it is brewed,clearly,the heart’s deadliest poison to integrity.Criss Jami 

36. Integrity has been enhanced.Paul Goldberger 

37. Compromising your principles,even one time,can be a terrible mistake.Frank Sonnenberg 

38. We should not allow our personal values to erode,even if others think we are peculiar.James E. Faust 

39. Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be.Be one.Marcus Aurelius 

40. Integrity is the essence of everything successful.R.Buckminster Fuller 

Integrity quotes remind us of the importance of the virtue: 

41. Integrity is the seed for achievement.It is the principle that never fails.Earl Nightingale 

42. Integrity reveals beauty.Thomas Leonard 

43. Integrity,once tarnished,or broken,is hard to recover.Susan C.Young 

44. What good are our principles if we only stick to them when it’s easy? Josh Steimle 

45. A leader with integrity is unbreakable.Sabrina Horn
46. A life lived with integrity – even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.Denis Waitley 

47. A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.Baltasar Gracian 

48. Define the integrity of every individual by the battles he/she decided to fight first.Sameh Elsayed 

49. Someone is holding his ground. Kenneth Koch 

50. A building has integrity just like a man.And just as seldom.Ayn Rand
Integrity quotes that will change the way you think: 

51. Ignoring your conscience is the first violation of Truth.Suzy Kassem 

52. Confounding people’s expectations was a way to maintain integrity.Lindsey Buckingham 

53. Dare to find your own truth,despite what others say,then have the courage to live it.Laurence Overmire 

54. Her strength was in the integrity of her actions; she never compromised what she believed she ought to do.Charles Finch 

55. If there’s anything that’s important to a reporter,it is integrity.It is credibility.Mike Wallace 

56. I’m big on integrity. Herm Edwards 

57. The high road is always respected.Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.Scott Hamilton 

58. People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach,they are what they preach.David A.Bednar 

59. Integrity is telling myself the truth.And honesty is telling the truth to other people.Spencer Johnson 

60. Honesty creates integrity.Integrity creates inner peace.PJ Ferguson
Integrity quotes that will challenge your perspective: 

61. Rising above the crowd to shine with a blazing sense of honesty,integrity and rare honor is cool.Sravani Saha Nakhro 

62. The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty,character,integrity,faith,love and loyalty.Zig Ziglar 

63. Supporting the truth,even when it is unpopular,shows the capacity for honesty and integrity.Steve Brunkhorst 

64. When the norm is decency,other virtues can thrive: integrity,honesty,compassion,kindness,and trust.Raja Krishnamoorthi 

65. Why be honest when no one else is?” This seems to be the motto of all sinking ships.Richelle E.Goodrich 

66. Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.Michel de Montaigne 

67. What health is to the body; honesty is to the soul.Amit Kalantri 

68. What health is to the body; honesty is to the soul.Amit Kalantri 

69. As I have said,the first thing is to be honest with yourself.You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself.Great peacemakers are all people of integrity,of honesty, but humility.Nelson Mandela 

70. Hang on to your integrity and misbehave with dignity.Margot Datz
More integrity quotes and sayings: 

71. As you experience changes and breakthroughs,know that integrity,honesty and truth are the highest vibrating energies to guide you forward.Everything else will fall away.Molly McCord 

72. 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 

73. If we are going to get any real change,we need to elect honest,compassionate politicians with integrity,who truly care about all the people.Laurence Overmire Ezoic 

74. Listen with curiosity.Speak with honesty.Act with integrity.Roy Bennett 

75. Hang on to your integrity and misbehave with dignity.Margot Datz
76. We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.Michelle Obama 

77. When I go home,I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other.Kevin Bacon 

78. Develop your character so that you are a person of integrity.Peter Cain 

79. Integrity is your attitude when no one is watching.Character is what you do when you are not watching.Paul Bamikole 

80. Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty,integrity,treating people with respect.Stephen Covey 

Integrity quotes for leaders: 

81. The qualities of a great man are vision,integrity,courage,understanding,the power of articulation,and profundity of character.Dwight Eisenhower 

82. Walk with honor,character,and integrity in all that you do.Do these things and you will find that you can appreciate the adventure of life and live with greater ease.Shawn L.Anderson 

83. If ‘character’had a body…’integrity’ would be it’s spinal cord and‘humility’it’s heart.Mamur Mustapha 

84. Every person has a different view of another person’s image.That’s all perception.The character of a man,the integrity,that’s who you are.Steve Alford 

85. Having a grateful disposition brings about other virtues,including generosity,compassion,humility,joy,wisdomtrust and integrity.Bree Miller 

86. The man who cannot believe in himself cannot believe in anything else.The basis of all integrity and character is whatever faith we have in our own integrity.Roy L.Smith 

87. The first law of leadership is that your foundation is built through integrity,character,and trust.Brian Cagneey 

88. Through change and challenge,if our personal foundations are built with quality virtues of character and integrity,we are more resilient,healthy,and ultimately more impressive.Susan C.Young 

89. To inspire is to lead through a selfless compassionate character,which displays moral integrity as a path for all….Husam Wafaei 

90. Dishonesty,lack of integrity catches up with you.Dawn Steel
Integrity quotes that will build character: 

91. With many overhead schemes for the world’s salvation,everything rests back on integrity and driving power in personal character.Harry Emerson Fosdick 

92. Person’s behavior reflects nothing but the mirror of an aura he/she brought up in.Never doubt their integrity because of their insecurities.Surjeet Kumar 

93. Character makes trust possible and trust makes great leadership possible.Lolly Daskal 

94. Everyone says they have a line they won’t cross,but when everyone around you is crossing it and making a new line further and further into the distance,it takes a strong person to say no and walk away.Steve McHugh 

95. Characters with no integrity are just as interesting as characters with lots of integrity.Tommy Lee Jones 

96. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.Ovid 

97. Living a life of integrity is one of the greatest missions we can undertake.Greg Anderson 

98. Storytelling is based on the word,being an honorable person of integrity is based on your word.Jesse Williams 

99. People with integrity do what they say they are going to do.Others have excuses.Dr.Laura Schlessinger 

100. Live in alignment with your value,not your vanity.David Finkel
Integrity quotes to inspire you today: 

101. 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

102. Before speaking,consult your inner-truth barometer,and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear.Wayne W.Dyer 

103. Integrity means there is not a real-life you and an internet you.The two are one and the same.If you’re not kind on the Internet,you’re not kind.Glennon Doyle Melton 

104. Be Impeccable with Your Word.Speak with integrity.Say only what you mean.Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others.Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.Don Miguel Ruiz 

105. Most promises were broken before they were made.Craig D.Lounsbrough
106. There are intersections of integrity and temptation in every career and every life.The challenge is to do the right thing no matter what.Bill Gates Sr. 

107. How we enter and honor our relationships,treat others and ourselves,give and receive—these are all measures of life lived with integrity.Sabrina Horn 

108. If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely.It is absolutely touch and go.Each one of us could make the difference.R.Buckminster Fuller 

109. If I have taught my sons anything in life,it is to have integrity – to always tell the truth,mand I believe they have.Leonard N.Stern 

110. 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 

Integrity quotes that make you responsible: 

111. Pride yourself on the fact that if gallantry,generosity,and fidelity disappeared from the world,they could be found in you.Baltasar Gracián 

112. As an academic,what do you have? You have the quality of your work and the integrity with which you do it.Ezekiel Emanuel 

113. If you speak your mind and if it is true what you’re saying,then I think the integrity of what you’re saying carries through.Bill Cosby 

114. Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity,personal integrity,humility,courtesy,wisdom,charity.Dr.William Menninger 

115. When you are able to maintain your own highest standards of integrity – regardless of what others may do – you are destined for greatness.Napoleon Hill 

116. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless,and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.Samuel Johnson 

117. Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless,and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.Samuel Johnson 

118. Remain calm even in the mist of mistrust and accusations.Your integrity and track records will surely speak for you.Wisdom Kwashie Mensah 

119. it is easier to work on your integrity when no one knows you,than to start working on it when you are at the top.Manuel Corazzari 

120. A house built with integrity will endure and so will a company.Khang Kijarro Nguyen
Integrity quotes to shape your character: 

121. Live so that when your children think of fairness,caring,and integrity,they think of you.H.Jackson Brown,Jr. 

122. With integrity,you have nothing to fear,since you have nothing to hide.With integrity,you will do the right thing,so you will have no guilt.Zig Ziglar 

123. One must accept and understand their dark side to be able to strengthen their integrity.Sai Pradeep 

124. Surround yourself with good people.People with purpose and passion and who value principles,integrity and loyalty.Carlos Wallace 

125. We can teach everything,but we can’t teach integrity.We can’t teach integrity,but we can lead by example.Jerry Oche
126. When I’m thinking of sports,when I’m thinking of a boy growing up and being a man,I’m thinking of three things – honor,integrity,and toughness.Ben Askren 

127. You’re used to seeing values listed on waiting-room walls.Communication,integrity,excellence,and respect.Those were actually Enron’s values.John Collison 

128. Your integrity is your personal code of honor and has the power to build your reputation or destroy it,establish credibility or crumble it—in one swift move.Susan C.Young 

129. Having a superpower has nothing to do with the ability to fly or jump,or superhuman strength.The truest superpowers are the ones we all possess: willpower,integrity,and most importantly, courage.Jason Reynolds 

130. There’s a direct correlation between integrity and results.Frank Sonnenberg 

Self integrity quotes: 

131. “Integrity is doing the right thing,even when no one is watching.”—C.S.Lewis 

132. “Honor your commitments with integrity.”—Les Brown 

133. “Integrity is telling myself the truth.And honesty is telling the truth to other people.”―Spencer Johnson 

134. “If you have integrity,nothing else matters.If you don’t have integrity,nothing else matters.”—Harvey Mackay 

135. “There is no higher value in our society than integrity.”—Arlen Specter
136. “Live so that when your children think of fairness,caring,and integrity,they think of you.”—H. Jackson Brown,Jr. 

137. “The integrity of men is to be measured by their conduct,not by their professions.”—Junius 

138. “Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership.Always keep your word.”—Brian Tracy 

139. “Everyone makes mistakes,but only a person with integrity owns up to them.”—Nicole Guillaume 

140. “Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.”―Ayn Rand

Integrity quotes funny: 

141. “With integrity,you have nothing to fear since you have nothing to hide.With integrity,you will do the right thing,so you will have no guilt.”—Zig Ziglar 

142. “Real integrity is doing the right thing,knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”—Oprah Winfrey 

143. “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 (see more quotes by Bob Marley) 

144. “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 

145. “It is true that integrity alone won’t make you a leader,but without integrity,you will never be one.”—Zig Ziglar 

146. “In the end, you should always do the right thing even if it’s hard.”―Nicholas Sparks 

147. “If it is not right,do not do it; if it is not true,do not say it.”―Marcus Aurelius 

148. “Integrity is doing the right thing when nobody’s watching,and doing as you say you would do.”―Roy T.Bennett 

149. “A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.”—Baltasar Gracian 

150. “Integrity is the essence of everything successful.”—R.Buckminster Fuller
Integrity quotes for work: 

151. “Without [integrity],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 

152. “Integrity is making sure that the things you say and the things you do are in alignment.”—Katrina Mayer 

153. “People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach,they are what they preach.”—David A.Bednar 

154. “If you value your integrity,then be prepared to take a beating from those who have none.”—Lars Lau Thygesen 

155. “Never do anything that you can’t admit doing because if you are that ashamed of whatever it is,it’s probably wrong.”―Ashly Lorenzana
156. “If we believe a thing to be bad,and if we have a right to prevent it,it is our duty to try to prevent it and damn the consequences.”—Lord Milner 

157. “It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.”—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

158. “Always do right.This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.”—Mark Twain 

159. “Develop your character so that you are a person of integrity.”—Peter Cain 

160. “The supreme quality for leadership is integrity.”—Dwight D.Eisenhower 

Integrity quotes for students: 

161. “We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.”—Michelle Obama 

162. “A life lived with integrity – even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.”—Denis Waitley 

163. “Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.”—Oliver Cromwell 

164. “Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.”―Ralph Waldo Emerson 

165. “Sometimes the cost of integrity is the loss of a friend.”—Jack McDevitt
166. “There can be no friendship without confidence and no confidence without integrity.”―Samuel Johnson 

167. “Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless,and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.”—Samuel Johnson 

168. “Supporting the truth,even when it is unpopular,shows the capacity for honesty and integrity.”—Steve Brunkhorst 

169. “Integrity is your destiny-it is the light that guides your way.”—Plato 

170. “Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.”—John C.Maxwell

Integrity quotes for kids: 

171. “The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”—Confucius 

172. “Any nation that does not emphasize integrity will always fail.”—Yemi Osinbajo 

173. “If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.”―Gordon A.Eadie 

174. “One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.”—Chinua Achebe 

175. “Six essential qualities that are the key to success: Sincerity,personal integrity,humility,courtesy,wisdom,charity.”—Dr.William Menninger 

176. “The glue that holds all relationships together … is trust,and trust is based on integrity.”—Brian Tracy 

177. “If everyone were clothed with integrity,if every heart were just,frank,kindly,the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.”—Moliere 

178. “Lead your life so you wouldn’t be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. ”―Will Rogers 

179. “Make living your life with absolute integrity and kindness your first priority.”—Richard Carlson 

180. “The time is always right to do what is right.”—Martin Luther King,Jr.
Integrity quotes for relationships: 

181. “When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins.At that moment,you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.”―Shannon L.Alder 

182. “Integrity has no need of rules.”—Albert Camus 

183. “Integrity means always doing what is right and good,regardless of the immediate consequences.”—Joseph B.Wirthlin 

184. “A little integrity is better than any career.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson 

185. “Stand for something.Don’t quest for popularity at the expense of morality and ethics and honesty.”—Howard Cosell
186. “Integrity is not a conditional word.It doesn’t blow in the wind or change with the weather.”—John D.MacDonald 

187. “Remember that what’s right isn’t always popular,and what’s popular isn’t always right.”—H.Jackson Brown,Jr. 

188. “Living with integrity means… behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values.”—Barbara De Angelis 

189. “Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”—Albert Einstein 

190. One person of integrity can make a difference.”—Elie Wiesel 

Dignity and integrity quotes: 

191. “Integrity is congruence between what you know,what you profess,and what you do.”—Nathaniel Branden 

192. “There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity.”—Tom Peters 

193. “Living a life of integrity is one of the greatest missions we can undertake.”—Greg Anderson 

194. “Integrity is discovering what’s inside and acting on it.”—Maxime Lagacé 

195. “Integrity is when you no longer need to please others.”—Maxime Lagacé 

196. “People with integrity expect to be believed.If not,they let time prove them right.”—Ann Landers 

197. “Integrity is the thing that binds together all that is good within us as a means of overcoming all that is bad around us.”—Craig D.Lounsbrough 

198. “Integrity is the only path where you will never get lost.”—Mike Maples Jr. 

199. “Integrity is your attitude when no one is watching.Character is what you do when you are not watching.”—Paul Bamikole 

200. “People may doubt what you say,but they will believe what you do.”—Lewis Cass
As we conclude this exploration of integrity quotes,let these profound insights serve as a compass for navigating the ethical complexities of life.Each quote is a testament to the enduring power of integrity,reminding us that honesty and authenticity lay the foundation for a meaningful existence.May these words echo in your conscience,guiding your actions and decisions towards a path of unwavering virtue.Embrace the transformative impact of integrity,and may the wisdom shared inspire a life governed by honesty and moral clarity.

By:QuotidianVerse Team.

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