Quotes About Truthfulness

I don't talk for the sake of talking and I don't talk with a forked tongue.

All I really care about is that I'm being honest and I'm real and I'm coming from a real place. There's a part of me that's a total cad and a part of me that's also a family man.

Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful.

They will sense it from a mile away and know if you're full of crap or not

You cannot maintain trust in yourself if you lie. You cannot maintain trust in yourself, likewise, if you act in a manner that would require a lie if it was discovered.

I am a very frank person and that's how I hope to remain. What you see is what you get.

It seemed to be a makeshift replacement for love, absenting oneself from stifling atmospheres, because love basically was a torrential storm of feeling; it thrived only in partnership with laughing generosity and truthfulness.

The attribute most noble of the hand Is readiness in giving; of the head, Bending before a teacher; of the mouth, Veracious speaking; of a victor?s arms, Undaunted valour; of the inner heart, Pureness the most unsullied; of the ears, Delight in hearing and receiving truth?These are adornments of high-minded men, Better than all the majesty of Empire.

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Public servants are obliged to level with everybody, whether or not they'll like what he has to say.

The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free.

I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight.

Your words must match what you do. In so many words, you need to show sincerity with your words.

The truth will not necessarily set you free, but truthfulness will.

When you sing, always tell the truth.

Truth allows you to live with integrity. Everything you do and say shows the world who you really are. Let it be the Truth.

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

Only three types of people tell the truth: Kids, the drunk, and the angry.

Truth is always straightforward.

Do nothing for effect. Do it for truth.

Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said.

Above all, tell the truth.

Two things are owed to truthfulness: lasting marriages and short friendships.

Truthfullness to life—both fantasy life and factual life—is the basis of all great art.