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Personal integrity16 quotes
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man. — William Shakespeare · 1616What you would seem to be, be really. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. — George Hanson · 1969Integrity has no need of rules. — Albert Camus · 1942The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. — Harper Lee · 1960Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625All 16 quotes →Authenticity6 quotes
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man. — William Shakespeare · 1616What you would seem to be, be really. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. — George Hanson · 1969Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself. — Oscar Wilde · 1891I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use—silence, exile and cunning. — James Joyce · 1915Being true to oneself4 quotes
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man. — William Shakespeare · 1616Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625I have not loved the world, nor the world me;
I have not flattered its rank breath, nor bowed
To its idolatries a patient knee. — Lord Byron · 1818I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use—silence, exile and cunning. — James Joyce · 1915Conscience2 quotes
The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. — Harper Lee · 1960I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. — Lillian Hellman · 1952False appearances2 quotes
What you would seem to be, be really. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625Honesty2 quotes
Men should be what they seem. — William Shakespeare · 1604He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave. — George Berkeley · 1750Words vs. actions2 quotes
Talkin' about it and bein' it, that's two different things. — George Hanson · 1969When I make up my mind, I act. If I speak, what I say, I will do. If the hail rattles, let the flowers be crushed. The oak of the forest will lift up its head to the sky and storm, towering and unscathed. — Osceola · 1836Art1 quote
The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Artistic vision1 quote
The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Artists1 quote
The true artist is a man who believes absolutely in himself, because he is absolutely himself. — Oscar Wilde · 1891Character1 quote
Men should be what they seem. — William Shakespeare · 1604Law1 quote
Integrity has no need of rules. — Albert Camus · 1942Lying1 quote
If not becoming, don’t do it. If not true, don’t say it. Let these be your fixed principles. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Morality1 quote
If not becoming, don’t do it. If not true, don’t say it. Let these be your fixed principles. — Marcus Aurelius · 180Political winds1 quote
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. — Lillian Hellman · 1952Politics1 quote
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. — Lillian Hellman · 1952Practice what you preach1 quote
The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds. — Edgar A. Guest · 1926Self-expression1 quote
I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use—silence, exile and cunning. — James Joyce · 1915Society and the individual1 quote
I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use—silence, exile and cunning. — James Joyce · 1915