Quotes About Honesty

The Master said, "You [Zilu], do you know what I have been trying to teach you? To say that you know something when you know it and to say that you do not know something when you do not know it—this is true knowing [zhi].

7.25 The Master taught under four categories: culture (wen ), proper conduct (xing ), doing one's utmost (zhong ), and making good on one's word (xin ).

A wise man is never cheated, a virtuous man is never worried and a courageous man is never afraid.

My daddy always told me to just do the best you knew how and tell the truth. He said there was nothin to set a man's mind at ease like wakin up in the morning and not havin to decide who you were. And if you done somethin wrong just stand up and say you done it and say you're sorry and get on with it.

I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.

My daddy always told me to just do the best you knew how and tell the truth. He said there was nothin to set a man's mind at ease like wakin up in the morning and not havin to decide who you were. And if you done somethin wrong just stand up and say you done it and say you're sorry and get on with it. Don't haul stuff around with you.

Well, I guess in all honesty I would have to say that I never knew nor did I ever hear of anybody that money didnt change.

Not all dying words are true and this blessing is no less real for being shorn of its ground.

Truth has no temperature.

All my life, he said, I been witness to people showin up where they was supposed to be at various times after they'd said they'd be there. I never heard one yet that didnt have a reason for it. Yessir. But there aint but one reason. Yessir. You know what it is? No sir. It's that their word's no good. That's the only reason there ever was or ever will be.

If you break little promises you'll break big ones. That's what you said.

Do you think I lie to you? No. But you think I might lie to you about dying. Yes. Okay. I might. But we're not dying. Okay.

If you break little promises you'll break big ones.

All my life, he said, I been witness to people showin up where they was supposed to be at various times after they'd said they'd be there. I never heard one yet that didnt have a reason for it. Yessir. But there aint but one reason. Yessir. You know what it is? No sir. It's that their word's no good. That's the only reason there ever was or ever will be. Yessir.

Cum suna chestia aia...? Cu adevarul si dreptatea? - Ne dedicam trup si suflet in fiecare zi. Ceva de genul asta. - Eu cred ca o sa-ncep de-acum sa ma dedic de doua ori pe zi. Si as putea ajunge si la trei, pina se termina. Ne vedem miine dimineata.

I only know that every act which has no heart will be found out in the end.

It aint of a sexual nature is it? No. That's all right. Go ahead and tell it anyways.

Om man bryter små löften kommer man att bryta stora också.

One thing about me, when I'm wrong I'll admit it. Well. That's a good trait to have.

In this world the mask is what is true.

Yo creo que la verdad siempre es simple. Y lo es por fuerza. Tiene que ser lo bastante simple para que la entienda un niño.

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Dont become anxious. Try not to get worked up. A word to the wise. Bird in hand. Bird in hand? A stitch in time. We're not out of the woods. What the fuck. Where's it say that? Penny wise and pound foolish. Honesty is the best policy. Jesus. Enough

every act which has no heart will be found out in the end. Every gesture.