auspices = divine or prophetic tokens; kindly endorsement and guidance

Perhaps his most ambitious project is Hitlab.com, launched last September, an online community where aspiring artists can promote and sell their music outside record-label auspices.

integrity = the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness; steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code

The only way I can demonstrate that integrity is by making a choice to support those principles when faced with a situation that directly benefits me and harms those principles.

paragon = a person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality; model of excellence or perfection of a kind

Lincoln's Town Car sedan is another example of a top-rated luxury car from a parent company not known as a paragon of reliability.

lodestar = a star that is used to guide the course of a ship

She was his intellectual lodestar, mentoring him in his studies.