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Quotes About Honesty

It is the disease of cowards, who do not have the courage to speak upfront and so talk behind one's back... Watch out against the terrorism of gossip!
~ Pope Francis
We should not be much concerned about faults we have the courage to own.
~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Never bury something deep, baby. Takes twice as much courage to be who you are, say what you think, feel what you feel and let it show then it does to bury it.
~ Kristen Ashley
There is in the end no remedy but truth. It is the one course that cannot be evil.
~ Ellis Peters
You cannot weave truth on a loom of lies.
~ Suzette Haden Elgin
Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!"
~ Brene Brown
Somebody ought to have the courage to tell the truth. These people are terrorists.
~ Newt Gingrich
An important book for our times, in which one woman's determination and refusal to consent sets an example of courage and honesty.
~ Giles Foden
Daniel Ellsberg showed tremendous courage back in the 70s.
~ Barton Gellman
Meditation requires courage. It requires the basic integrity, sincerity, respect towards your own being. At least don't deceive yourself.
~ Rajneesh
Where I could not be honest, I never yet was valiant.
~ William Shakespeare
Not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point which means at the point of highest reality.
~ C. S. Lewis
Fools through false shame conceal their open wounds.
~ Horace
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.
~ Thomas Jefferson
Know yourself. Be authentic. Have courage.
~ Murad S. Shah
It's never too late to stop believing a lie, " said Thomas. "You need only courage and friends, and you have both.
~ Unknown
Growing up with my dad taught me to either lie like a pro or not bother.
~ Tammara Webber
Sometimes my dad even gets on this kick--'You hate this country'....I have to tell him...I just hate being lied to.
~ Bill Hicks
The only ones I trust really are my Mum and Dad and those who are closest to me.
~ Katie Price
I can't get over this. Dad isn't Sam's dad? Dad is a friend? How was I supposed to know that? People shouldn't be allowed to sign themselves as Dad unless they are your dad. It should be the law.
~ Sophie Kinsella
I always had a standard of, back when I was doing the country music I always told people I would never record a song that I wouldn't sit down and sing in front of my mom and dad.
~ Ricky Skaggs
Dating is about finding out who you are and who others are. If you show up in a masquerade outfit, neither is going to happen.
~ Henry Cloud
When someone asks, 'Why do you think he's not calling me?' there's always one answer - 'He's not interested.' There's not ever any other answer.
~ Fran Lebowitz
I'm single. I'm independent. And I'm dating. I think if you're honest that you're dating, there's nothing wrong with that.
~ Jerry Hall