Stories and mottos about integrity

Examples:

1. Shang Yang established a tree to gain trust

Shang Yang appointed Qin Xiaogong as prime minister and wanted to enact a new law. In order to win the trust of the people, Shang Yang erected a three-foot-long tree at the south gate of the capital city and recruited people who could move the tree to the north gate, giving them ten gold. The people were surprised by this approach and no one dared to move the piece of wood. Then, Shang Yang announced to the people that those who could move would be given fifty gold coins.

A bold man finally took away the piece of wood, and Shang Yang immediately gave him fifty gold to show his integrity. This approach of building trust by standing tall finally convinced the people that the new law was credible, thus enabling the new law to be implemented smoothly.

2. A hundred catties of gold is not as good as Jibu Yinuo.

Ji Bu, a native of the Han Dynasty, was famous for his sincerity and trustworthiness. There was a proverb at that time: "It is better to get a promise from Ji Bu than to get a hundred catties of gold." This means that Ji Bu's words are more valuable than gold. Later, Ji Bu followed Xiang Yu in defeat and was wanted by Liu Bang. Many people came out to protect him and enabled him to get through the difficulties safely. In the end, Ji Bu was reused by the Han Dynasty because of his integrity.

3. Li Kuchan's Burnt Painting

Li Kuchan is a famous contemporary painter in my country. He is straightforward and never breaks his promise to paint for others. Once, an old friend asked him to make a painting, but Li Kuchan was busy and could not complete it in time. Not long after, when he received the obituary notice that his old friend had passed away, he felt ashamed and rushed to paint. He drew a "Picture of Hundred Lotuses", solemnly inscribed his old friend's name on it, stamped it, and immediately took it to the backyard. Burn the painting. Afterwards, he said to his son: "If you have an old friend who wants to paint in the future, please remind me in time and don't break your promise!"

4. Manage people's hearts

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a man in Nanchang City. Dim sum shop owner Li Shageng initially won over customers with his genuine products at reasonable prices. But after he made money, he mixed in fake money and became negligent towards customers, and his business gradually declined. One day, Zheng Banqiao, a famous calligrapher and painter, came to the store for dinner. Li Shageng was so surprised that he respectfully asked him to inscribe the name of the store.

Zheng Banqiao wrote the inscription "Li Shageng Dim Sum Shop" with six characters. The calligraphy was vigorous and powerful, attracting everyone to watch, but still no one ate. It turned out that the word "heart" was missing a little bit, so Li Shageng asked to write a little more. But Zheng Banqiao said: "That's right. Your business used to be prosperous because you had this in your 'heart'. Now your business is slow, just because your 'heart' lacks this." Li Shageng realized the importance of running a life. . Since then, he has corrected his past mistakes and once again won the hearts and minds of the market.

Famous Quotes:

1 People cannot stand without trust. --Confucius

2 Integrity is the foundation of human beings. --Lu Xun

3 To break one's trust is to fail. --Zola

4 There is no greater disaster than lack of faith. --Fu Xuan

5 Be true to your word and bear fruit in your deeds. --Confucius

6 A word worth nine thousand years. --Chen Yi

7 If a person breaks his trust, his reputation will be ruined. --Liu Xiang

8 Those who do not believe in their words will have no results in their actions. -- Mozi

9 A small amount of sincerity leads to a great level of trust. --Han Feizi

10 If there is insufficient trust, there is no trust. -- "Guanzi"

11 Wherever sincerity comes, gold and stone will open. --Wang Chong