Epictetus calls for loyalty to our highest values and aspirations regardless of social pressure or external circumstances. This requires identifying what is truly valuable - virtue, wisdom, truth, beauty, justice - and remaining committed to these ideals even when others mock them or external conditions make them difficult to pursue. It's easy to compromise our standards when it's convenient or popular, but character is built by maintaining our principles especially when it's hard. This isn't about superiority over others but about fidelity to what is genuinely superior in human experience. True integrity means staying true to our deepest convictions regardless of social approval or external rewards.