Behaving with integrity means to look for the path, the action, the deed that most conforms to our beliefs in things we will do and in things we will never do. Integrity relates to fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, honesty, sincerity, trust, and adherence to the facts. Lack of integrity undermines everything we are and stand for. Integrity means treating everyone by the same set of principles. We can further define integrity as standards of moral and intellectual honesty on which our conduct is based.
Integrity begins at home.
If we don't have integrity we betray ourselves and others. A person of integrity is one who has established a system of values against which all life is judged. Each of us must assert his or her own integrity if we expect integrity to be restored at all levels of life. Being honest enhances our credibility. Most Admired Characteristic Honesty means being truthful, not lying, and possessing the highest ethical standards.