Quotes About Honesty

If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then perhaps the death and despair will by degrees disappear.

Of course, for whatever is amiss in these pages (and there will be much), the blame is mine. But permit me to be grateful if anything in them is true.

I believe in civility. But it is not a requirement of civility to pretend there is no war.

When, despite considerable intelligence, a thinker cannot think straight, it becomes very likely that he cannot face his thoughts.

Even a liar's speech expresses something true; it may not tell us the state of the world, but it tells us the state of his heart.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught.

Everyone tries to define this thing called Character. It's not hard. Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.

Grand. There's a word I really hate. It's a phony. I could puke every time I hear it.

I'm the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It's awful. If I'm on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I'm going, I'm liable to say I'm going to the opera. It's terrible.

Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth ... Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands of criminals I have seen in 40 years of law enforcement have had one thing in common Every single one was a liar.

According to that fundamental principle, language is truthful, not when the meaning attached to the words by the speaker, but when the meaning intended to be produced in the mind of the particular person addressed, is in accordance with the facts.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.

The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.

No matter how brilliant a man may be, he will never engender confidence in his subordinates and associates if he lacks simple honesty and moral courage.

Our heavenly Father is kind and gracious, and He is willing to forgive our mistakes instantly when we are honest about them. He even chooses to forget our sins. He does not keep a record of wrongs.

It has always been my contention that an individual who can be relied upon to be himself and to be honest unto himself can be relied upon in every other way.

Fair speech may hide a foul heart.

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.

If you're having fun, enjoy it. If you're angry, get angry. And when you want to cry, go ahead and cry your heart out. You'll feel a lot better after a good cry. And then you'll be able to laugh again.

The point is, don't lie about who you are, Sloan. Own it in all its sordid, live, loud, and proud way. It might not be what everyone labels correct, especially the women in your life, but at least it's honest.

What's the point if you don't tell your people? Who else can bring you down like they do?

Flattery is from the teeth out. Sincere appreciation is from the heart out.

Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.