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Quotes About Honesty

There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says "yes" you know he is a crook.
~ Groucho Marx
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
~ Groucho Marx
Honor lies in honest toil.
~ Grover Cleveland
I have tried so hard to do right.
~ Grover Cleveland
It is right that the influence of the Government should be known in every humble home as the guardian of frugal comfort and content, and a defense against unjust exactions, and the unearned tribute persistently coveted by the selfish and designing. It is right that efficiency and honesty in public service should not be sacrificed to partisan greed; and it is right that the suffrage of our people should be pure and free.
~ Grover Cleveland
I know that I am honest and sincere in my desire to do well; but the question is whether I know enough to accomplish what I desire.
~ Grover Cleveland
It is no credit to me to do right. I am never under any temptation to do wrong!
~ Grover Cleveland
Why lie, Robert? Why lie? You know that lying is the alcoholics kryptonite, you can't afford it, the reasonable voice in his head screamed.
~ Gudjon Bergmann
To tell the world what truly matters to you is to make yourself vulnerable.
~ Guillaume Musso
We have to transmit trust and security in all the decisions we make. 'That trust, security and sincerity are the fundamental pillars for a good coach. The players have to believe in the manager's message. He must always speak to the player fearlessly, sincerely and tell him what he thinks. Without deceiving him.
~ Guillem Balagué
La confianza, la seguridad y la sinceridad son los pilares fundamentales para un buen entrenador.
~ Guillem Balagué
That work ethic, instilled in him by his parents, is very much part of the Catalan character: saving the soul through industry, effort, honest labour and giving your all to the job.
~ Guillem Balagué
Son ciertas las mentiras que ha dicho el que dice la verdad.
~ Guillermo Arriaga
Si se me preguntara qué hacer para volver la política un asunto honrado no dudaría en responder: debemos eliminar a los políticos. Una
~ Guillermo Fadanelli
By deceiving Drona, Yudhishthira corrupts his teacher's relationship with the world. So do we every time we lie - we corrupt the 'other' in the same way.
~ Gurcharan Das
man lies to himself a lot.
~ Gurdjieff
Realization of Truth is higher than all else. Higher still is truthful living.
~ Guru Nanak
Sometimes getting upset with yourself is necessary when you face the truth.
~ Gus Van Sant
Guns tell the truth. Guns never say, "I'm only kidding." War is ugly because the truth can be ugly and war is very sincere.
~ Gustav Hasford
Trust cannot be commanded and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust.
~ Gustav Heinemann
One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.
~ Gustav Heinemann
I always tell the truth when I'm drunk. In vino vomitas.
~ Guy Bellamy
Do not write to impress others. Authors who write to impress people have difficulty remaining true to themselves. A better path is to write what pleases you and pray that there are others like you. Your first and most important reader is you. If you write a book that pleases you, at least you know one person will like it.
~ Guy Kawasaki
firms were hiring 'moonlighting' active Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agents to train managers in 'tactical behaviour assessment' techniques. These are ways of checking on employee honesty by reading verbal and behavioural clues, such as fidgeting or use of qualifying statements like 'honestly' and 'frankly'.
~ Guy Standing