Charles Simmons Quotes

There is no greater virtue than honesty.

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

You can't have integrity for breakfast, but try and keep it because it is perhaps the single most important word that defines not just writers but all human beings.

I consider myself an honest soul.

Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by nor outlived, nor, I believe, in the long run, denied.

There is hardly that person to be found who is not more concerned for the reputation of wit and sense, than honesty and virtue.

Honesty is better than any policy.

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

Honesty is nothin' compared to decency.

The first step toward greatness is to be honest, says the proverb; but the proverb fails to state the case strong enough. Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," - it is greatness itself.

Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," - it is greatness itself.

An honest man is strange when he is among dishonest men, but it is a good kind of strangeness.

I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.

Integrity is honesty carried through the fibres of the being and the whole mind, into thought as well as action so that the person is complete in honesty. That kind of integrity I put above all else as an essential to leadership.

If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it.

Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be, all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.

Integrity means congruence. Words and behavior match.

The good I stand on is my truth and honesty.

Corruption wins not more than honesty.

With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

A man should be upright, not be kept upright.

Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.