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CoolBee · 01-26-2010, 03:07 PM

I'm exploring this question. I wondered what your views are.

I believe they are different though overlapping greatly.

I believe I try always to behave with Integrity, but am not always Honest if it will cause unnecessary hurt to be so - I guess I rate 'compassion' as a higher value (for me personally) than 'honesty'.

Edit: just wondering if the fact that I've written 'integrity' in a 'behavioural' format and 'honesty' as a personal attribute might have some bearing? You can be an honest person, can you be an integrity person? Hm. Semantics semantics.

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CoolBee Family Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,044	What, if any, is the difference between Honesty and Integrity? I'm exploring this question. I wondered what your views are. I believe they are different though overlapping greatly. I believe I try always to behave with Integrity, but am not always Honest if it will cause unnecessary hurt to be so - I guess I rate 'compassion' as a higher value (for me personally) than 'honesty'. Edit: just wondering if the fact that I've written 'integrity' in a 'behavioural' format and 'honesty' as a personal attribute might have some bearing? You can be an honest person, can you be an integrity person? Hm. Semantics semantics.