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Quick Quotes on Integrity
"That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to
displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please
them by doing what you know is wrong."
-William J.H. Boetcker
"That person who never forsaketh his trust, should ever
have the highest place of regard in our hearts, and our love should never
fail, but increase more and more, and this is my disposition and these my
sentiments." -Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 1:444,
November 19, 1833, Kirtland, Ohio.
"Let us counsel with the Lord in all our undertakings.
Let us be better neighbors. Let us be better employers and employees.
Let us be men and women of integrity and honesty in business, in
education, in government, in the professions, whatever is our place in
life." -Gordon B. Hinckley, "Latter-day Saints in Very Deed," Ensign,
Nov. 1997, 85.
"Danger lurks when we divide ourselves with
expressions such as 'my private life,' 'my professional life,' or even 'my
best behavior.' Living life in separate compartments can lead to internal
conflict and exhausting tension. To escape that tension, may people unwisely
resort to addicting substances, pleasure seeking, or self-indulgence, which
in turn produce more
tension, thus creating a vicious cycle. Inner peace comes only as we
maintain the integrity of truth in all aspects of our lives. When we
covenant to follow the Lord and obey His commandments, we accept His
standards in every thought, action, and deed." -Russell M. Nelson,
"Living by Scriptural Guidance," Ensign, Nov. 2000, 17.
"Becoming people of integrity and honesty does
not occur quickly or all at once, nor is it merely a matter of greater
personal discipline. It is a change of disposition, a change of heart. And
this gradual change of heart is one that the Lord accomplishes within us,
through the power of His Spirit, in a line-upon-line fashion. . . . "Remember that becoming people of integrity and
honesty is not simply a matter of more personal determination, more grit, and
more willpower; rather, it is accomplished through the enabling power of the
Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe the best test of our integrity and
honesty is when we personally enforce in our own lives that which ultimately
cannot be enforced." -David A. Bednar, "Be Honest," New Era, Oct.
2005, 9.
"Good men sometimes make mistakes. A man of integrity will
honestly face and correct his mistakes, and that is an example we can
respect. Sometimes men try but fail. Not all worthy objectives are
realized despite one's honest and best efforts. True manhood is not always
measured by the fruits of one's labors but by the labors themselves--by
one's striving." -D. Todd Christofferson, "Let Us Be Men," Ensign,
Nov. 2006, 47-48
"People of integrity and honesty not only
practice what they preach, they are what they preach.
And the Savior stands as the finest example." -David Bednar, "Be Honest," New Era,
Oct. 2005, 7
"Let us counsel with the Lord in all our
undertakings. Let us be better neighbors. Let us be better employers and
employees. Let us be men and women of integrity and honesty in business,
in education, in government, in the professions, whatever is our place in
life." -Gordon B. Hinckley, "Latter-day Saints in Very Deed," Ensign, Nov.
1997, 85
"It is wonderfully refreshing to see the faith and
faithfulness of our young people. They live at a time when a great tide of
evil is washing over the earth. It seems to be everywhere. Old standards are
discarded. Principles of virtue and integrity are cast aside. But we find
literally hundreds of thousands of our young people holding to the high
standards of the gospel. They find happy and uplifting association with
those of their own kind. They are improving their minds with education and
their skills with discipline, and their influence for good is felt ever more
widely." -Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Church Grows Stronger," Ensign, May 2004,
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