Quotes About Honesty

Imran Khan asked Pakistanis of four things at the Historic Lahore Jalsa. 1. We shall never lie and always speak the truth. 2. Leave our ego's behind and only think of this Nation, there are 11 crore Pakistanis living beneath poverty line. 3. We shall be brave and break the shackles of fear. 4. We have to bring Justice to this society, even if our friends and relatives do injustice, we shall be fair and bring them to Justice.

Mothers train your children to only Speak Truth

Bravery is standing with the truth and right

Truth is the power that will resolve our problems.

as Nietzsche puts it, "Honesty is the youngest of virtues"—in other words, it is the foster-child of industry, of modern industry. Without this mother, Veracity was like a blue-blood orphan whom only the most cultivated mind could adopt and nourish. Such minds were general among the samurai, but, for want of a more democratic and utilitarian foster-mother, the tender child failed to thrive.

But people who've only sworn once have it harder. Several oaths can certainly be broken, but not just one.

Wer die Geheimnisse des Bettes verrät, verdient die Liebe nicht.

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not as if they won't know the truth soon

I'm planning, you see, to try to confine myself to the truth. That's hard for an old, inveterate fantasy martyr and liar who has never hesitated to give truth the form he felt the occasion demanded.

You never know when I'm lying. So it would be more practical to believe what I say -Pauline in "In the Presence of a Clown

Hey you! Look down. Your stupid is showing.

The good Avvocato, finding you better disposed, will receive you with more confidence. For that matter I, too, ten months ago, had few hopes of you, I tell you in all honesty, all the more so because today my hopes are great.' 'Oh

Similarly, to the family of a seriously ill person, sometimes plainly stating, "Your father is dying," can be a gift in the most difficult of times.

Like so many unhappinesses, this one had begun with silence in the place of honest open talk.

A false-hearted lover is worse than a thief. For a thief will just rob you and take what you have, But a false-hearted lover will lead you to the grave. And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust; Not one boy in a hundred a poor girl can trust.

One should go easy on smashing other people's lies. Better to concentrate on one's own.

Friendship is the comfort The inexpressible comfort Of feeling safe with a person Having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words But pouring all right out Just as they are, chaff and grain together, Certain that a friendly faithful hand Will take and sift them Keep what is worth keeping And with a breath of comfort Blow the rest away.

And I know for a fact that those who "always have to tell the truth" are definitely lying (63)

And I know for a fact that those who "always have to tell the truth" are definitely lying.

You can't lie to your soul.

Truth is shorter than fiction.

Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However, he does regard it as a policy. (On President Richard M Nixon)

Only a lie that wasn't ashamed of itself could possibly succeed.