Motto refers to a concise and concise statement that can be used as a norm for people's behavior. It is the essence of people's wit and the collective wisdom of everyone. It is a magic weapon that guides life to the road to success, and always inspires life to make progress. Here are some quotes about honesty and integrity for you, come and take a look.
Sincerity begins with not lying.
——[Song Dynasty] Yu Wenbao's "Sword Blowing Record·Outer Collection"
Free translation: Honesty starts from not speaking casually.
Seek truth from facts.
——"Book of Han·Biography of King Liu De in Hejian"
Free translation: study from objective facts and derive rules.
Treat people with a straightforward approach, and protect things with an open mind.
——[Qing Dynasty] Jin Ying's "Proverbs Lian Bi·Connecting Things"
Free translation: Treat people in an upright way, and do not have preconceived ideas when dealing with things.
When the road is rough, draw your sword to help.
——[Yuan Dynasty] Zhang Guobin's "Xiangguo Temple Gongsunhe Undershirt"
Free translation: When encountering injustice, you must act bravely
Justice above will make things easy for everyone below. straight.
——"Xunzi Zhenglun Chapter"
Free translation: If the people in politics are fair, the people below will be upright.
If the mind is not right, everything is wrong.
——[Ming Dynasty] Xue Xuan's "Study Continued" Volume 1
Free translation: If one has a wrong intention, he will do anything with wrong intentions.
Be outspoken and wide-ranging.
——"New Book of Tang, Volume 174, Biography of Li Fengji"
Free translation: To allow room for truth-telling and straightforward reasoning, we must read and listen widely.
No matter how good you are in cultivating your heart, you should be sincere.
——"Xunzi·Buxun Chapter"
Free translation: The best way to cultivate a good mentality is to be honest.
Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, this is knowing.
——"The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng"
Free translation: Knowing means knowing, not knowing means not knowing. This is a wise attitude.
A pure mind is the root cause, and a straight path is the strategy of the body.
——[Song Dynasty] "The Collection of Bao Zheng·Appendix"
Free translation: A pure heart and few desires are the foundation of governing a country, and pursuing the right path is the rule of life.
Straight as a string, it is on the edge of the dead road; curved as a hook, it is like a prince.
——[Chinese] "Kyoto Nursery Rhymes at the End of Emperor Shun"
Free translation: An upright and kind-hearted person is framed and dies on the roadside; a groveling person is highly valued and is promoted to the highest rank. .
Treat things with sincerity, and things must be treated with sincerity.
——"History of the Song Dynasty·Volume 322·Biography of He Tan"
Free translation: Treat others with an honest heart, and the other party will also treat you with an honest heart.
Anything a person does is false if it is not true.
——[Ming Dynasty] Xue Xuan's "Study Continued" Volume 1
Free translation: As long as a person is dishonest once, people will not trust you.
Integrity is difficult to get close to, but flattery is easy to get along with.
——[Beijing] Sima Guang's "Zizhi Tongjian·Volume 22·Han Chronicles 14"
Free translation: Upright people seem to be difficult to get close to and love to flatter. Ingratiating people appear to be approachable.
The superior is the representation of the people; if the representation is upright, what is not right?
——"Confucius' Family Words·Wang Yanjie"
Free translation: Officials set an example for the people; if they set an example of integrity, what else can be wrong with it?
A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain has a long relationship with others.
——"The Analects of Confucius·Shuer"
Free translation: A gentleman has a broad mind and a happy mood; a villain has a narrow mind and is full of worries.
A gentleman is familiar with justice, while a villain is familiar with selfishness.
——[Ming Dynasty] Xue Xuan's "Book of Readings" Volume 4
Free translation: A gentleman is accustomed to doing things fairly, while a villain is accustomed to doing things selfishly.
If you are not sincere, you cannot move people.
——[Pre-Qin] "Zhuangzi Fisherman"
Free translation: If you are not careful and honest, you will not be able to impress others.
There is no shadow in a straight tree, and there is no disciple in a straight man.
——"Renzi·Tao Lun"
Free translation: Trees that grow too straight have no shade, and people who are too upright have no companions.
A person who is honest will not be close to disaster, and a person who is honest will not lose his reputation.
——"New Book of Tang·Volume 163·Biography of Kong Chaofu"
Free translation: upright but not close to harm, honest but not greedy for false fame.
A gentleman walks the straight path, knowing that he will be humiliated and not avoiding it.
——[Chinese] Lu Jia's "Xinyu·Disambiguation of Doubts"
Free translation: A gentleman adheres to the right path in doing things and does not avoid it even if he knows that he will suffer humiliation.
The righteous ministers establish the imperial court, but the evildoers plot against it.
——"Book of the Sui Dynasty·Volume 62·Biography of Wang Shao"
Free translation: If upright officials gain the upper hand in the court, there will be nothing the treacherous people can do.
The upright person is always magnanimous, while the unkind person is always full of extreme confusion.
——[Ancient Greece] Epicurus's "Main Preaching"
It is easy to be a good person, but difficult to be an upright person.
——[France] Hugo "Les Misérables"
Integrity is the best policy.
——[Spain] Cervantes' "Don Quixote"
I ask others to be honest, and I have to be honest myself.
——[Russian] Dostoyevsky's "Youth"
Only the sincere can recognize sincerity.
——[UK] Tokarel's "On Heroes and Hero Worship"
Honestness is the most touching thing.
——[UK] Shakespeare's "Richard III"
If you follow the path of an upright and honest life, you will definitely have a clear conscience.
——[Former Soviet Union] Gorky's "The Clock"
There is no richer legacy in the world than integrity.
——[UK] Shakespeare's "Tit for Tat"
If a person is dishonest, no one will believe his words.
——[Ancient Greece] Aesop's "Aesop's Fables"
Our goal is not to live long, but to live uprightly.
——[Ancient Rome] Seneca's "Letters to Luciliu"
The ruler to measure life is not length, but honesty.
——[British] Li Li's "Euphis and Eubrus"
An honest person never regrets his honesty.
——[British] Thomas Fuller's "Collection of Proverbs"
Deceiving people can only be temporary, but being honest is a long-term strategy.
——[UK] John Ray's "Complete of British Proverbs"
The most difficult job of an upright person is to often remove the most difficult evil thoughts from the human soul.
——[France] Hugo "The Man Who Laughs"
Honesty and diligence should be your permanent companion.
——[USA] Franklin's "Almanac of Proverbs"
To be a saint is a special situation; to be an upright person is to be a regular person.
——[France] Hugo "Les Misérables"
The most glorious thing is to be kind and upright.
——[France] Rousseau's "Emile"
An upright person is the most noble work created by God.
——[British] Pope's "On Human Nature"
Be honest in all things, and despicable people will stay away.
——[British] Blake's "Proverbs of Hell"
Honesty is better than all wisdom, and it is the basic condition of wisdom.
——[Germany] Kant's "Persistence of Peace"
Only by being true to yourself will you not deceive others.
——[UK] Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
Sincerity is the highest virtue in life.
——[British] Chaucer, "The Collected Works of Chaucer"
Be the same on the outside, abide by one's duty, and never deceive. This is how a gentleman should behave.
——[UK] Tong Austen's "Emma"
I can ensure integrity, but I cannot guarantee that there will be no bias.
——[Germany] Goethe's "Prose Quotations"
I love everything that is upright and strong!
——[USA] O'Neill's "Mourning III" "Part"
To be an upright person, you must combine the nobility of the soul with the wisdom of the spirit.
——[France] Helvetius "On Spirit"
I boldly walk the path of integrity and will never flatter or perfuse anyone at the expense of justice and truth
——[France] Rousseau's "Confessions"
Only the behavior of the righteous can bloom under the nine springs and reveal its fragrance.
——[UK] "Ajax and Ulysses" by James Shirley