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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.
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.
It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and read more
It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats, to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths.
He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way
He that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way
Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.
Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.
To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is read more
To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with read more
No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us. Our integrity is never worth so much as when we have parted with our all to keep it.
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply read more
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a bad reputation.
It is easier to cope with a bad conscience than with a bad reputation.
