Quotes About Honesty

A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.

Are you good men and true?

The jury system puts a ban upon intelligence and honesty, and a premium upon ignorance, stupidity and perjury.

The law of England is a very strange one; it cannot compel anyone to tell the truth. . . . But what the law can do is to give you seven years for not telling the truth.

In a man's letters his soul lies naked.

Travellers from afar can lie with impunity.

Truth is the safest lie.

All men are born truthful, and die liars.

We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him.

I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.

A liar should have a good memory.

Honesty rare as a man without self-pity, Kindness as large and plain as a prairie wind.

A liar is not believed even though he tell the truth.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

A good memory is needed once we have lied.

Show me a liar, and I will show thee a thief.

Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart detests him as the gates of hell.

That a lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies; That a lie which is all a lie may be met and fought with outright - But a lie which is part a truth is a harder matter to fight.'

So long as the body is affected through the mind, no audacious device, even of the most manifestly dishonest character, can fail of producing occasional good to those who yield to it an implicit or even a partial faith.

Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers.

With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.

If some great power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being some sort of clock and wound up every morning before I got out of bed, I should close instantly with the offer.

Below the navel there is neither religion nor truth.

Father reading report card: One thing in your favor - with these grades, you couldn't possibly be cheating.