Probity Quotes

18 quotes by 18 authors

Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Some Christians want enough of Christ to be identified with him but not enough to be seriously inconvenienced; they genuinely cling to basic Christian orthodoxy… — D. A. Carson
As all things eternal and primordial reappear, so all things mortal return to the earth. Honor, old age, probity, justice, constance, virtue, and gentleness are… — Francis Quarles
Those of us placed in a position of leadership must be prepared to grasp the nettle if we unite in doing so, and if, in… — Obafemi Awolowo
When we come to the moral principles on which the government is to be administered, we come to what is proper for all conditions of… — Thomas Jefferson
God, Who is by nature good and dispassionate, loves all men equally as His handiwork. But He glorifies the virtuous man because in his will… — Maximus the Confessor
The perfection of a thing consists in its essence; there are perfect criminals, as there are men of perfect probity. — Mazo de la Roche
Drawing is the probity of art. To draw does not mean simply to reproduce contours; drawing does not consist merely of line: drawing is also… — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
A writer should be of as great probity and honesty as a priest of God. He is either honest or not, as a woman is… — Ernest Hemingway
The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I refer to term limitations, which can serve ends beyond that… — James L. Buckley
It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics. — Gabriel Marcel
Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine partnership between the… — Pratibha Patil
Seriousness is no more a guarantee of truth, insight, authenticity or probity, than humour is a guarantee of superficiality and stupidity. — Stephen Fry
True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and careâ€”with no one there to see or… — David Foster Wallace
The man Dickens, whom the world at large thought it knew, stood for all the Victorian virtues - probity, kindness, hard work, sympathy for the… — Robert Gottlieb
It often seemed like we had become a nation where the only heroes were rock singers and ball players and that there were no large… — Elliot Richardson
Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt. — Felix Adler

Who Wrote These Probity Quotes

18 authors contributed a total of 18 Probity Quotes as follows: