Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.

On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.

I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

INTEGRITY

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

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe;
That lures him to evil ways. ….Buddha

The time is always right, to do what is right. …Martin Luther King, Jr.

Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to. ….Arnold H. Glasow

To know what is right and not do it, Is the worst cowardice, ….Confucius

Laws control the lesser man.
Integrity controls the greater one. Chinese Proverb

If you have Integrity, nothing else matters;
If you don’t have Integrity, nothing else helps. …..Alan Simpson

A life lived with Integrity - even if it lacks the trappings
of fame and fortune, is a shinning star in whose light
others may follow in the years to come. ........Dennis Waitley
Integrity is the essence of everything successful. …….R. Buckminster Fuller

If you have Integrity, nothing else matters.
If you don't have Integrity, nothing else matters. ……..Alan Simpson

If everyone were clothed with Integrity;
If every heart were just, frank, kindly;
then the other virtues would be well-nigh useless. ……..Jean Baptiste Molière

One of the truest tests of Integrity
is its blunt refusal to be compromised. …….Chinua Achebe

Honor your commitments with Integrity. …….Les Brown

Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself,
than straightforward and simple Integrity in another. …….Charles Caleb Colton

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of Integrity. ……..Baltasar Gracian
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