Being able to remain on that dizzying crest - that is integrity and the rest is subterfuge.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True integrity means staying balanced on a difficult moral edge. Anything less is deception or compromise.
- In plain terms
- Integrity is staying true despite difficulty.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintain your principles even when it is hard.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your line?
- Are you compromising?
Another view
Sometimes flexibility is necessary for survival.
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