Quotes About Honesty

It is very difficult to tell the truth, and young people are rarely capable of it. His

No, I can't argue with them; they wear impenetrable armour, while I'm naked.

The men of this party had both the quality and the defect of frankness in their opinions.

I have often remarked that it is hardest of all to live with people who are untruthful and insincere. I can endure anything except that.

the assertion that you live in a lie while I live in the truth is the most cruel thing one person can say to another...

Wo nicht Einfachheit, Güte und Wahrhaftigkeit ist, gibt es auch keine Größe.

An honest man and an honest woman may be insulted, but to tell a thief he's a thief is simply la constatation d'un fait.

there is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.

She had wit, she had grace, she had beauty; But above all, she had truth.

In the meantime, the first characteristic of a really revolutionary party is -- to be able to look reality in the face.

Don't call yourself a secret unless you mean to keep it.

I told the truth, I didn't come to fool you

I'm old and the mirrors don't lie.

Dear Reader, please forgive me if I have wasted your time.

The definition of truth is an endless, complex pursuit, and good men and women have suffered the pain of both controversy and error. Intellectual, emotional, and political roadblocks may slow up people like Cyril for a time. But their lives taken as a whole are monuments to honesty and courage.

I do not want to lie so rudely and ungracefully. I will lie to you elsewhere, when you least expect it, and that will be far more interesting for both of us.

Either you are all asses, or I am an ass," he would declare seriously and even angrily. And all his friends as seriously declared: "You are an ass. We can tell by your voice.

Let others lie to you, but no one manages to lie to himself.

I've yet to meet the person who aspires to be phony or invisible in her closest relationships.

I am here today because I have learned in the most painful way possible that ignorance, hatred, bigotry, and prejudice lead to violence and tragedy…. And I have learned that love, honesty, support, and acceptance…lead to health, wholeness, and self-esteem for our children.

Backstabbing, by the way, is not to be confused with a minor slipup like canceling lunch at the last minute or neglecting to return a phone call.

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you. H. Jackson Brown Jr.

What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. Ralph Waldo Emerson

That's easy," Russell said. "Because everybody else in this here place is crooked as a dog's hind leg. ...