Quotes About Honesty

She was not trying to hide something; nothing she might have tried to hide was left in her

From the mouths of children and fools we will hear the truth spoken

was time to clear the air, empty out the wardrobes, and let the old skeletons see the light of day.

Se algo era merda, cheiraria a merda por mais que se jogasse perfume em cima.

I am in no mood to be deceived any longer by the crafty devil and false character whose greatest pleasure is to take advantage of everyone.

Una obra tremendista (...) ha de retratar el mundo con una cruel y descarnada sinceridad; ha de contar siempre toda la verdad (...) ha de ser clara como el aire de las montañas; caritativa con los bienaventurados que sufren en silencio, tierna como una loba amamantando a un niño, honesta sin tabú ni juegos de palabras, y valerosa y arrojada como un héroe adolescente y enloquecido.

La verdad del escritor no coincide con la verdad de quienes reparten el oro.

Everyone holds secrets that need protecting.

Our marriage is grounded in the word of God. That's really it. God is the core of our marriage, and the foundation and the blueprint for it is how we live, and being open and honest and communicating, but ultimately doing what pleases God, and not in a selfish manner.

Oh, how I prefer the honest violence of men, who will bash in another man's skull and be done, to the thousand shallow cuts of women's malice.

the truth may hurt initially, but it heals much better than the rigid scar caused by a lie!

truth hurts just like needles, but they both provide pathways to the cure!

I have a soft spot in my heart for rogues," she continued. "They are so much more honest in their approach to life than the usual paragons of propriety. Those sober, proper gentlemen more often than not harbor cold hearts and dark secrets.

Wendy warmed my heart, earned my trust, touched my soul, and then touched me in a lot of other places. And right after we'd slept together for the very first time she looked up at me with her chocolate-brown, trustworthy doe eyes and said, "I've got herpes. I thought you should know.

I think all good reporting is the same thing - the best attainable version of the truth.

You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.

Please don't grow up to be one of those men who lie for the sport of it, and most men do. That's a fact. That's why the world is so messed up, Noah. That's why history books are full of so much heartache, and tragedy. Politicians, dictators, kings, phoney-baloney preachers-most of 'em are men, and most of 'em lie like rugs

The man who promises everything is sure to fulfill nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.

The way to truth stands open only to those without intentions.

Samuel Smiles said, "Personalities itself is plainly a vehicle for self-advancement. Men who's acts are a direct variance with their words command no respect, and what they say has but little weight." Trust, formerly earned through actions, is now purchased through slight of hand and slight of words.

When people are telling the truth, they don't feel doubted, so they don't feel the need for additional support in the form of details. When people lie, however, even if what they say sounds credible to you, it doesn't sound credible to them, so they keep talking. Each

Ernest Becker writes, "The urge to heroism is natural, and to admit it honest. For everyone to admit it would probably release such pent-up force as to be devastating to society." Well

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