Integrity, Truth, Morality

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters
cannot be trusted with important matters.
- Albert Einstein

If you have integrity, nothing else matters.
If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.
- Alan K. Simpson

Truth never damages a cause that is just.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Never do anything against conscience
even if the state demands it.
- Albert Einstein

Morality is the basis of things
and truth is the substance of all morality.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is essential to tell the truth at all times.
This will reduce life's pain.
- John Bradshaw

Half a truth is often a great lie.
- Benjamin Franklin

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
- Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Only good comes from being honest and true.
Only harm and suffering come from falsehood.
It doesn't always feel as if good comes from truth and honesty,
but, in the long run, it does.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: What You Know To Be Right

Social Morality

Ethics Requires Respecting Others

Do Good Now
     

Greed, Jealousy, and Aggression are Symptoms of Fear

I have never met an aggressive person
who wasn't a fearful person.
- John Bradshaw

You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.
- the Buddha

Once you recognize that greed, jealousy, and aggression
are symptoms of fear, you can begin to respond to negative people
with compassion, rather than with anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Whenever you are angry, be assured that
it is not only a present evil,
but that you have increased a habit.
- Epictetus

Further reading: Stop Anger Before It Stops You

Finding Peace in Forgiveness

Creatures of Emotion

Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat

Ending Your Anger
      

Anger: Its Own Punishment

Once you recognize that greed, jealousy, and aggression
are symptoms of fear, you can begin to respond to negative people
with compassion, rather than with anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.
- the Buddha

Whenever you are angry, be assured that
it is not only a present evil,
but that you have increased a habit.
- Epictetus

I have never met an aggressive person
who wasn't a fearful person.
- John Bradshaw

Further reading: Stop Anger Before It Stops You

Finding Peace in Forgiveness

Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat

Creatures of Emotion

Ending Your Anger
      

Born Innocent

Every act of conscious learning
requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem.
That is why young children,
before they are aware of their own self-importance,
learn so easily.
- Thomas Szasz

Children are natural Zen masters;
their world is brand new in each and every moment.
- John Bradshaw

Children are born innocent.
Before they are domesticated they live in the moment,
love without fear, and don't even think about the opinions of others.
- don Miguel Ruiz

Unlike grown-ups, children have little need to deceive themselves.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Children are curious and are risk takers.
They have lots of courage.
They venture out into a world
that is immense and dangerous.
A child initially trusts life
and the processes of life.
- John Bradshaw

Further reading: Value Honor, Not Ego

Childlike Wonder

Our Children's Earth
    

Anger is Its Own Punishment

You will not be punished for your anger,
you will be punished by your anger.
- the Buddha

I have never met an aggressive person
who wasn't a fearful person.
- John Bradshaw

Whenever you are angry, be assured that
it is not only a present evil,
but that you have increased a habit.
- Epictetus

Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
- A Course In Miracles

Once you recognize that greed, jealousy, and aggression
are symptoms of fear, you can begin to respond to negative people
with compassion, rather than with anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Stop Anger Before It Stops You

Revenge, the Deadliest Sin?

Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat

Finding Peace in Forgiveness

Ending Your Anger

Creatures of Emotion

Coping with Negative People

The whole world can gossip about you,
and if you don't take it personally you are immune.
- don Miguel Ruiz

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.
- Stevie Wonder

Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts,
cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy.
- Ernest Holmes

I have never met an aggressive person
who wasn't a fearful person.
- John Bradshaw

Don't Take Anything Personally.
Nothing others do is because of you.
- don Miguel Ruiz

Every day is a day to have a positive attitude.
Smile and keep positive regardless of the circumstances
that attempt to beat you down.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Once you recognize that greed, jealousy, and aggression
are symptoms of fear, you can begin to respond to negative people
with compassion, rather than with anger.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: How to be Positive Around Negative People

Other People's Opinions

Our Own Worst Enemy

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil

Step Up To The Plate

Fear

Anger

Tell The Whole Truth

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters
cannot be trusted with important matters.
- Albert Einstein

Half a truth is often a great lie.
- Benjamin Franklin

It is essential to tell the truth at all times.
This will reduce life's pain.
- John Bradshaw

Truth never damages a cause that is just.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth.
- Publius Cornelius Tacitus

Morality is the basis of things
and truth is the substance of all morality.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

Only good comes from being honest and true.
Only harm and suffering come from falsehood.
It doesn't always feel as if good comes from truth and honesty,
but, in the long run, it does.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: White Lies

Integrity

Pretense

Secrets of Happy Couples

Tell The Truth

Falsehood

Morality

Values

Life Lessons

Life