Though the vicious can sometimes pour affliction upon the good, their power is transient and their punishment certain; and that innocence1, though oppressed by injustice2, shall, supported by patience, finally triumph over misfortune!
Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
What are riches - grandeur3 - health itself, to the luxury of a pure conscience, the health of the soul; - and what the sufferings of poverty, disappointment, despair - to the anguish4 of an afflicted5 one!
Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
Our character...is an omen6 of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.
George Santayana (1863 - 1952), "The German Mind: A Philosophical7 Diagnosis8"
In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity.
Meister Eckhart
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.
Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), in Good Housekeeping
Integrity combined with faithfulness is a powerful force and worthy9 of great respect.
Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, January 27, 2003
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.
Sydney Biddle Barrows, in Marian Christy, ''Mayflower Madam' Tells All,' Boston Globe, 1986
