Quotes About Honesty

We might be hollow, but we're brave

Good night, and good luck.

I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.

I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.

Sincerity of purpose.

Fortune definitely frowns upon all ill-gotten wealth, and often causes it to mysteriously evaporate.

The man that never says "no" when questioned on subjects of which he is entirely ignorant, to avoid, as he imagines, being thought ignorant, but confidently puts forward guesses and assumptions as knowledge, will be known for his ignorance, and ill esteemed for his added conceit. An honest confession of ignorance will command respect where a conceited assumption of knowledge will elicit contempt.

You cannot afford to suggest to another person, by word of mouth or in writing, or through any act, that which you yourself do not believe.

You either go direct, or you do not communicate. You

To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

Some individuals appear to be "allergic" to honest work, but opportunity is equally allergic to them.

Before us lie two paths—honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know the truth; in helping others we help ourselves; and in hurting others we hurt ourselves. Character overshadows money, and trust rises above fame. Honesty is still the best policy.

IF * * * and this is the greatest of them all * * * I had the courage to see myself as I really am, I would find out what is wrong with me and correct it, then I might have a chance to profit by my mistakes and learn something from the experience of others, for I know that there is something wrong with me, or I would now be where I would have been if I had spent more time analyzing my weaknesses, and less time building alibis to cover them.

there is no hope for the person who is dishonest by choice. Sooner or later, his deeds will catch up with him, and he will pay by loss of reputation, and perhaps even loss of liberty.

One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say.

If you are one of those who believe that hard work and honesty alone will bring riches, perish the thought! It is not true! Riches, when they come in huge quantities, are never the result of hard work! Riches come, if they come at all, in response to definite demands, based upon the application of definite principles, and not by chance or luck.

Not all people are so constituted that they wish to know the truth about all matters vitally affecting life. One of the great surprises the author of this course has met with, in connection with his research activities, is that so few people are willing to hear the truth when it shows up their own weaknesses.

Value given. The master salesperson never tries to get more than the products are actually worth.

Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake.

never trust the words of a man who is not free.

Scars signal skin in the game.

it is only when you don't care about your reputation that you tend to have a good one.

First ethical rule: If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.

Sometimes people ask you a question with their eyes begging you to not tell them the truth.