Quotes About Honesty

The dirtiest actions should be carried out by the most honest men. D

To protect civilians, the state needs sometimes to do things that are contrary to democratic behavior. It is true that in units like ours the outer limits can become blurred. That's why you must be sure that your people are of the best quality. The dirtiest actions should be carried out by the most honest men.

From his book "Was That Me? Turning Points in my Life." A quote from my father, "The easiest person to fool is yourself."

In the presence of love, all that is false falls away.

What youve got to do is be honest. Say what you believe. Give it to them straight. Just dont wuss out.

If you join us, you have to be willing to give the world the truth - not because you love the world, but because you love the truth.

The zombie, of course, is a metaphor.  He stands for the results—whatever they are—of man's hostility to honesty, simplicity, truth, and love. The

I told him that the lawyers were always saying 'You can't say that you'll get sued.' He said to me, 'Write fiction Michael, you can tell the truth.' (Kirk Douglas to Michael Caine)

I risked my heart on you and lost. Can you honestly say you did the same?

liar needs a good memory.

Dead, we are revealed in our true dimensions, and they are surprisingly modest.

Así se prueba a un hombre. Si es honesto, intelectualmente hablando, reexamina sus opiniones y comienza de nuevo.

T]he reason why Shakespeare and Pushkin were great writers was because from the time when they were boys they stood like policemen over their thoughts and didn't allow one small insincerity to creep in.

Sure I care about it, just not enough to play cards with my integrity as a poker chip.

Eat bread and salt, and speak the truth' ", said Father Sergius. "That is one of our old proverbs.

Are we just looking for a sympathetic ear to agree with us, or are we asking for people to speak the truth to us? I can remember many times being angry with someone because he spoke the truth to me. How about you?

It's best to put as much as possible on the table as early as possible.

The eyes, when they came up to meet hers, were like unhammered steel. "You think I'm shallow enough to turn on an old friend just because you flash your tits at me?" An

Only the right name gives beings and things their reality. A wrong name makes everything unreal. That's what lies do.

This explained to me--and I suppose, forgave me--my inability to see the face of this man, because whoever must deceive us in order to live will by necessity far exceed the skill of ordinary men, who are as much tempted by the desire to be honest as they are plagued by guilt and shame when they have broken faith.

Not for a moment did he consider keeping a journal. He would never allow anyone to read his private thoughts; therefore, he did not risk writing them down. "I'd rather take it to my grave," he said. And anyway, when was a journal ever honest? "It either tells a lot of truths to cover a single lie," he said, "or a lot of lies to cover a single truth.

And anyway, when was a journal ever honest? "It either tells a lot of truths to cover a single lie," he said, "or a lot of lies to cover a single truth.

Michael Finkel

Proust laat ook zien dat er geen betere manier om anderen te misleiden bestaat dan eerst jezelf te misleiden: 'Men liegt het hele leven door, met name tegen geliefden, en bovenal tegen de vreemdeling wiens minachting ons de meeste pijn zou doen: zichzelf.