In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are.

In great matters men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small matters, as they are.

Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also read more

Ethics is not definable, is not implementable, because it is not conscious; it involves not only our thinking, but also our feeling.

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that read more

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help. -Albert Schweitzer.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.

Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.

Integrity is not a 90 percent thing, not a 95 percent thing; either you have it or you don't.

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

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

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.

Writing is my refuge. It's where I go. It's where I find that integrity I have.

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

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