Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and who compromise with principles, and with those who talk cleverly is harmful.

Confucius

FriendshipTruthfulCompromiseCleverly...+4

There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.

Confucius

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Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.

Nelson Mandela

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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

Confucius

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Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity.

Dwight Eisenhower

CharacterLeadershipIntegrity

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.

Confucius

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