Nathaniel Branden Integrity Quotations

Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.

The desire for self-esteem without integrity is like the desire for wealth without effort-a longing for the unearned.

The ultimate test of our integrity is not how we deal with those whom we agree but how we deal with those who we do not agree.

It is painful to face the self we know we have never had the integrity to honor and assert.

Integrity means congruence. Words and behavior match.

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender is valued above self-expression, and conformity is valued above integrity, those who preserve their self-esteem are likely to be heroic exceptions.

Integrity is the integration of ideals, convictions, standards, beliefs-and behavior. When our behavior is congruent with our professed values, when ideals and practice match up, we have integrity.