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“He that walketh uprightly walketh surely.”
Consistent upright conduct reduces the need to maintain conflicting stories or hidden motives.
Source note: Proverbs 10:9 in the King James Version; the opening clause is quoted here.
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“The integrity of the upright shall guide them.”
Integrity functions as an internal guide when a person has to choose without knowing every consequence in advance.
Source note: Proverbs 11:3 in the King James Version; the opening clause is quoted here.
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“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.”
The proverb contrasts deception with dependable truthfulness and treats honesty as a moral practice.
Source note: Proverbs 12:22 in the King James Version.
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“His honesty is not policy.”
Honesty is distinguished from strategy: a person of character tells the truth because it is right, not merely because truthfulness happens to be advantageous.
Source note: The Power of Truth, opening chapter, Project Gutenberg #56020; Jordan rejects the phrase “honesty is the best policy” as too transactional.
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“I shall obey God rather than you.”
Voice: Dialogue speaker · Socrates
Socrates presents moral and philosophical duty as more binding than compliance with pressure from political authority.
Source note: Apology, Jowett translation; Socrates says he would continue practicing philosophy even if acquittal were conditioned on silence.
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“Truth is the rock foundation of every great character.”
Jordan makes truthfulness foundational to character, treating honest conduct as structural rather than as a convenient tactic used only when it pays.
Source note: The Power of Truth, opening chapter, Project Gutenberg #56020; Jordan introduces truth as the foundation of character.