Famous quotes about integrity:

1. Life cannot bloom brilliant flowers from lies - Heine. Heinrich Heine (December 13, 1797 - February 17, 1856), a famous German lyric poet and essayist, is known as "the last representative of German classical literature".

2. Only sincerity can break through the hypocrisy in the world, and only truth can break through the emptiness in the world - Xue Xuan. Xue Xuan (August 20, 1389 - July 19, 1464), whose courtesy name was Dewen and whose nickname was Jingxuan. Hejin (now a native of Pingyuan Village, Liwang Township, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). A famous thinker, Neo-Confucianist, and litterateur in the Ming Dynasty, he was the founder of the Hedong School and was known as "Xue Hedong" in the world.

3. Those who do not believe in their words will have no results in their actions - Mozi. Mozi (year of birth and death unknown), named Zhai, was a native of the Song Dynasty in the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period, and the early Warring States Period. One said he was from Luyang, and the other said he was from Teng. Mozi was a descendant of Mu Yi, a nobleman of the Song Dynasty, and served as a senior official of the Song Dynasty during his lifetime.

4. If a person breaks his promise, his reputation will be ruined - Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang, whose courtesy name was Zizheng, was originally named Gengsheng, and was known as Liu Zhonglei in the world. He lived in Chang'an and was originally from Pengcheng, Chu State (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province). He was born in the fourth year of Yuanfeng of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty (77 BC) and died in the first year of Jianping of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty (6 BC). The descendant of Liu Bang's half-brother Liu Jiao and the father of Liu Xin.

5. Honesty is a symbol of strength. It shows a person’s high self-respect and inner sense of security and dignity - Eileen Kaser

The little honest person Story:

1. The Flower of Honesty

There was a king who wanted to find an honest child to be his prince because he had no children. He said to the children who came to apply for the job: "Today I will give you a seed. After three months, whoever can plant the most beautiful flowers for me will be the prince." Three months later, the smart or The smart children came to participate in the final competition, holding pots of colorful flowers.

Only one child had an empty pot with tears in his eyes: "Dear King, I water the flower pot hard every day, fertilize carefully, and hold the flower pot in my arms even when I sleep. But, I But you didn’t grow anything?” The king laughed loudly after hearing this: “Honest prince, you won’t grow any flowers or plants, because all I gave you are fried seeds!” In the story, the child relied on! Honesty makes a prince. ......

2. The Little Match Boy

A wealthy gentleman in England in the 18th century was walking home late one night when he was struck by a A little boy with unkempt hair and ragged clothes stopped him. "Sir, please buy a pack of matches," the little boy said. "I don't buy it." replied the gentleman. As he spoke, the gentleman dodged the boy and continued walking, "Sir, please buy a pack. I haven't eaten anything today."

The little boy caught up and said. When the gentleman saw that he couldn't hide from the boy, he said, "But I don't have any change." "Sir, please bring the matches first, and I will change the change for you." After saying that, the boy ran away quickly with a pound given by the gentleman. The gentleman waited for a long time, but the boy still didn't come back. The gentleman went home helplessly.

The next day, the gentleman was working in his office. The servant said that a boy came and asked to see the gentleman. So the boy was called in. This boy was shorter than the match boy and his clothes were more ragged. "Sir, I'm sorry, my brother asked me to bring you some change." "Where is your brother?" the gentleman said. "My brother was hit by a carriage and seriously injured on his way back to you after changing his change. He is lying at home." The gentleman was deeply moved by the little boy's integrity.

"Let's go! Let's go see your brother!" I went to the boy's home and saw that there were only two boys' stepmothers in the house greeting the seriously injured boy. When he saw the gentleman, the boy quickly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't send you the change on time. I broke my promise!" But the gentleman was deeply moved by the boy's integrity. When he learned that the biological parents of the two boys were both dead, he decided to take on everything they needed in life.

3. The story of death due to breach of trust in "Yu Ion"

A businessman in Jiyang was crossing a river when his boat sank. He grabbed a hemp stalk and shouted for help. A fisherman heard the sound and went there. The businessman hurriedly shouted: "I am the richest man in Jiyang. If you can save me, I will give you 100 taels of gold." After being rescued ashore, the businessman turned his back on him. He only gave the fisherman 10 taels of gold. The fisherman blamed him for not keeping his word and going back on his word.

The rich man said: "As a fisherman, you have never made much money in your life. Are you not satisfied with suddenly getting ten taels of gold?" Ganfu had no choice but to leave in dismay. Unexpectedly, the rich man's boat capsized again. Someone wanted to save him, but Gan Fu, who had been deceived by him, said: "He is the one who talks but does not keep his words!" So the businessman drowned. It was accidental that the businessman capsized and met the same man twice, but the bad news for the businessman was to be expected. Because if a person does not keep his word, he will lose the trust of others. Therefore, once he is in trouble, no one is willing to come to his rescue. Those who break their trust will have no choice but to sit back and wait for death if they are in trouble.

4. The story of "a promise of a thousand gold"

In the late Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji Bu who always kept his word and had a very high reputation. Many people had established a strong friendship with him . There was even a proverb circulating at that time: "It is better to get Jibu Yinuo than to get a hundred catties of gold." (This is the origin of the idiom "A promise of a thousand catties") Later, he offended Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and was offered a reward for his arrest. As a result, his old friend not only was not deceived by the huge sum of money, but also risked the destruction of the nine tribes to protect him and save him from disaster.

A person who is honest and trustworthy will naturally get a lot of help and can gain everyone's respect and friendship. On the other hand, if you are greedy for temporary comfort or small gains and break your trust with your friends, you will get "benefits" on the surface. But for this benefit, he ruined his reputation, and reputation is much more important than material things. Therefore, breaking trust with a friend is like losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds.

5. Integrity at the crossroads

A soldier was very bad at long-distance running, so he quickly fell far behind in a military cross-country race and ran alone. . After turning a few turns, we came across a fork in the road. One road was marked for officers to run on; the other road was marked for soldiers to run on. He paused for a moment, and although he was dissatisfied that being an officer even allowed him to participate in cross-country races, he still ran towards the soldier's path. Unexpectedly, when we reached the finish line half an hour later, we were ranked first.

He felt incredible. He had never achieved a ranking, not even the top 50. However, the officer who presided over the race smiled and congratulated him on his victory. After a few hours, a large number of people arrived. They were exhausted from running and were surprised to see him winning. But suddenly everyone realized how important it is to be honest and trustworthy at the fork in the road.