Quotes About Honesty

Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind those words.

You can tell a lie now and then, but what happens to you when you try to live your whole life inside a lie?

I always tell what I believe. Whether it's true, I'm no more sure than any man.

I find out what I really want by seeing what I do," said Ender. "That's what we all do, if we're honest about it. We have our feelings, we make our decisions, but in the end we look back on our lives and see how sometimes we ignored our feelings, while most of our decisions were actually rationalizations because we had already decided

A person is what he says and does; that's how you learn whether his reputation was earned or manufactured.

And I never believe a man who says he never lies. A man always assumes that others are as virtuous as himself, said Taleswapper.

I thought you were my friend. Despite himself, Ender's voice trembled. Graff looked puzzled. Whatever gave you that idea, Ender? Because you— Because you spoke nicely to me, and honestly. You didn't lie.

I believe you mean it now, but in the moment, when you're deciding what to tell me and what not to tell, I think you'll hold back the things I most want to know, if you're afraid that knowing will cause me harm.

La ignorancia y la mentira no pueden salvar a nadie. El conocimiento lo hace.

Bu, Ay bu gece istikametini deÄŸiÅŸtirip, ters yönde hareket edecek demeye benzemez, çünkü bu durumda ay?n söylediklerinizi iÅŸitmesi gerekir. Fakat Bu k?z kolay lokma, ya da Åžu adam bir h?rs?z, derseniz, o kiÅŸinin size inan?p inanmamas?n?n bir önemi kalmaz, diÄŸer herkes sözünüze inanmaya ve kar??lar?ndaki kiÅŸiye haklar?da söylenen ÅŸeyler doÄŸruymuÅŸ gibi davranmaya baÅŸlar.

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

I hate vulgar realism in literature. The man who would call a spade a spade should be compelled to use one.

Gwendolen, it is a terrible thing for a man to find out suddenly that all his life he has been speaking nothing but the truth. Can you forgive me?

Her trust makes me faithful, her belief makes me good.

Give a man a mask and he'll tell you the truth.

I've now realised for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest.

True friends stab you in the front

Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are.

Never mind what I say. I am always saying what I shouldn't say. In fact, I usually say what I really think. A great mistake nowadays. It makes one so liable to be misunderstood.

To deny one's own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one's own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul.

You have always told me it was Ernest. I have introduced you to every one as Ernest. You answer to the name of Ernest. You look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn't Ernest.

If people are dishonest once, they will be dishonest a second time. And honest people should keep away from them. (Lady Chiltern)