Quotes About Honesty

Honesty makes me feel powerful in a difficult world.

He who prorogues the honesty of today till to-morrow will probably prorogue his to-morrows to eternity.

He who freely praises what he means to purchase, and he who enumerates the faults of what he means to sell, may set up a partnership with honesty.

Why do villains have so much influence? Because the honest people are terribly dense.

It takes courage to live through suffering; and it takes honesty to observe it.

Honesty is a selfish virtue. Yes I am honest enough.

I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty.

'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.

Everybody makes honest mistakes, but there's no such thing as an honest cover-up.

No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone's eyes.

You better not compromise yourself, it's all you've got.

Honesty is the mother of confidence; it unites, combines and solidifies society. Dishonesty is disintegration; it destroys confidence; it brings social chaos. . . .

When I do documentaries, my best information ends up on the cutting-room floor. People have trouble dealing with sexual honesty.

Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain.

Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity.

Could beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty?

Honesty has become the second best policy with your spouse…discretions apply elsewhere

The humble sinner will sometimes be interpreted as one of the filthiest in the eyes of man yet immersed in the eyes of God, and this is due to the volition of honesty regarding his own corruption.

If you don't care for obscenity, you don't care for the truth.

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.

Honesty is the best policy, says the familiar axiom; but people who are honest on that principle defraud no one but themselves.

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

Especially when you deal with comedy, you have got to be really honest because it's the honesty and the spontaneity that causes people to chuckle, that catches people.

Honesty is good sense, politeness, amiableness,--all in one.