Integrity Quotes

"In the world of finance, accountants are the interpreters of economic truth."

- Jennifer Lewis

"Accounting is not just about balancing books; it’s about balancing the scales of economic justice."

- Melissa Davis

"I meant what I said and I said what I meant."

- Dr. Seuss

"It’s not how much you have that makes people look up to you, it’s who you are."

- Elvis Presley

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

- Plato

"O, it is excellent/To have a giant's strength, but it is tyrannous/To use it like a giant."

- William Shakespeare

"Fulfil any pledge you make in God’s name and do not break oaths after you have sworn them, for you have made God your surety: God knows everything you do."

- Quran 16:91

"So woe to those who pray [But] who are heedless of their prayer – Those who make show [of their deeds"

- Quran

"It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game."

- Grantland Rice

"Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect—and I don't live to be—but before you start pointing fingers... make sure your hands are clean!"

- Bob Marley

"The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively."

- Bob Marley

"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

- Albert Einstein

"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."

- Ida B. Wells

"You can fool people. You can fool anybody any time of the day, but you can't fool yourself. At night, when you go home, you've got to be straight up with you."

- Whitney Houston

"The best among you are those who have the best manners and character."

- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

"Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly."

- Quran 49:9

"That which is lawful is clear, and that which is unlawful is also quite clear. Between these two is that which is ambiguous, which most people do not know. One who avoids the doubtful safeguards his faith and his honor."

- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

"The actions which the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, loved most were those which were done most constantly."

- Narrated by A’isha (ra) in Al-Muwatta, vol 9, number 92b

"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him say something good or keep quiet."

- Prophet Muhammad (s)

"When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you."

- Walter Payton

"O ye who believe! Do not squander one another’s wealth in vanities, but let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good will."

- The Holy Quran, 4:29

"A truthful and trustworthy merchant is associated with the prophets."

- Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)

"In both life and accounting, precision and honesty pave the way to success."

"Life is a continuous audit, and integrity is the key to passing it."

"And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it]."

"Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters."

"Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him."

"And do not obey every worthless habitual swearer [And] scorner, going about with malicious gossip – A preventer of good, transgressing and sinful, Cruel, moreover, and an illegitimate pretender."

"Woe to those who give less [than due], Who, when they take a measure from people, take in full. But if they give by measure or by weight to them, they cause loss. Do they not think that they will be resurrected?"

"The best beauty, is beautiful manners."