35+ Integrity Quotes To Inspire You Build Strong Principles


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Integrity isn’t just about being good when eyes are on you, it’s about staying true no matter what. In a world that tests honesty, integrity builds trust, respect, and character. These quotes will inspire you to stand firm, live authentically, and lead with honor.

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

Confucius

Integrity isn’t a stage performance. It’s about being proud of yourself even when the audience has left the building.

Integrity isn’t a stage performance. It’s about being proud of yourself even when the audience has left the building.

Reputation is your public selfie. Integrity is your reflection when the filters are off.

Character is tested when shortcuts flash a neon sign. The real flex? Taking the long road anyway.

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

Alan K. Simpson

Integrity is your destiny, it is the light that guides your way.

Plato

Honesty isn’t just a talk show. It’s what you do when the cameras are off and nobody’s tuning in.

Integrity isn’t a Wi-Fi signal, you can’t just turn it on when people are around. Stay connected, even when it’s inconvenient.

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

Integrity is conforming reality to our words - in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.  Stephen Covey

Integrity is conforming reality to our words - in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.

Stephen Covey

No man knows the value of innocence and integrity but he who has lost them.

William Godwin

Integrity reveals beauty.

Thomas Leonard

Integrity is the essence of everything successful.

R. Buckminster Fuller

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

Douglas Adams

Dishonesty, lack of integrity catches up with you.

Dawn Steel

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Baltasar Gracian

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

Oprah Winfrey

Doing the right thing isn’t always easy, but neither is coming up with a convincing excuse after you didn’t.

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

Erik Erikson

Integrity is like espresso, bold, unshakable, and guaranteed to wake up your conscience.

Integrity isn’t about dramatic speeches; it’s in the tiny, sneaky choices, like not eating your roommate’s last slice of pizza (even when they’d never know).

The true test of character? How you act when life isn’t tossing you gold stars, just weird plot twists and unpaid Wi-Fi bills.

You can polish your reputation until it sparkles, but if integrity isn’t underneath, congrats, you’re just a well-dressed imposter.

Integrity is keeping your promises, even when the only witness is your goldfish (and let’s be real, even they’re judging you).

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

Scott Hamilton

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease.

Katy Perry

Integrity has no need of rules.

Albert Camus

Doing the right thing can feel like sitting alone at lunch. But hey, integrity makes a pretty great lunch buddy.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Benjamin E. Mays

If your values are for sale, integrity just left the chat.

Integrity isn’t about big speeches. It’s the tiny, unshakable decisions that stack up like Legos.

Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.

Narendra Modi

Trust is like a mirror. Crack it, and no amount of glue can make it flawless again.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Sell your skills, your ideas, your weird collection of ceramic frogs, but if you try to sell your integrity, good luck buying it back.

If integrity had a GPS, it would yell RECALCULATING every time you tried to take a shady shortcut.

Integrity is like a boomerang, throw out dishonesty, and it’ll smack you right in the karma.

Integrity is like a boomerang, throw out dishonesty, and it’ll smack you right in the karma.

Some people wear masks. Integrity means looking in the mirror and saying, yep, that’s me. No filters, no lies, just pure, unedited chaos.

Integrity isn’t about never messing up. It’s about owning up, cleaning up, and showing up better next time.

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