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IntegrityWill You Be Honest?
A storeowner interviewed a young man for a job. He asked, "If I hire you to work in my store, will you be honest and truthful?" The young man answered, "I will be honest and truthful whether you hire me or not." God still sees us, even when no one is watching. (Kent Crockett, Making Today Count for Eternity, Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2001, p. 155)
Warehouse vs Showroom
"Integrity means you have more in the warehouse than is in the showroom." --Clark Whitten
Practicing Your Bumper Sticker
"Actions speak louder than bumper stickers." --unknown
Even If Everyone is Doing It
"Wrong is wrong--even if everyone is doing it. Right is right--even if no one is doing it." --unknown
The #1 Qualification
"Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you." -- Warren Buffett
Integrity & Knowledge
"Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, but knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful." --Samuel Johnson
Building & Ruining a Reputation
"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." --Warren Buffett
Cross Reference:The Formula for Becoming Godly
Definition of a Hypocrite
What is a Saint?
The Importance of Quiet Time
This Will Keep You From Falling
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