Quotes About Honesty

Only a cad as low as a thief Would write in a book or turn down a leaf, Since 'tis thievery, as well is known, To make free with that which is not our own.

When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend upon it, he keeps a very small stock of it within

A boaster and a liar are cousins.

Live truth instead of professing it.

For indeed the fact is, that there are idle poor and idle rich; and there are busy poor and busy rich.... in a large view, the distinction between workers and idlers, as between knaves and honest men, runs through the very heart and innermost economies of men of all ranks and in all positions. There is a working class — strong and happy — among both rich and poor; there is an idle class — weak, wicked, and miserable — among both rich and poor.

There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.

Do not repeat anything you will not sign your name to.

No one of good character leaves behind a wasted life — whether they die in obscurity or renown.... Your character is what you are to yourself, not what you pretend to be to yourself or others. Although human beings often attempt self-delusion, we cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves. It will make itself known to us by means of our conscience despite our most strenuous effort to suppress it.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

A hand that's dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor.

A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday.

You can fool some of the people some of the time... But you can't fool Mom!

Pseudonym: writing under a false name so that one may write more truly.

If you got to talking to most cowboys, they'd admit they write 'em. I think some of the meanest, toughest sons of bitches around write poetry.

And let me be rather but honest with no-wit, Than a noisy nonsensical half-witted poet.

He loses his thanks who promises and delays.

I beg your pardon, my lord; promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.

Promise little and do much.

It's better by far to deliver more than you promise than to promise more than you can deliver.

I never said all that [$#*t].

The preachers who preach the beauty of truth, honesty and a useful, helpful life, I am with, head, heart and hand. The preachers who declare that there can be no such thing as a beautiful life unless it will accept superstition, I am against, tooth, claw, club, tongue and pen.

If you mess up, 'fess up.

I've never faked a sarcasm.

The mirror will only lie, when you look at it through a mask.