Quotes About Honesty

The only words free of suspicious motives will be the ones I find in books.

The best any of us can do in life is to try to build a strong foundation on which to stand," she said. "And then meet life as it comes, as courageously and honestly as possible. If we fall, well it is fate. It is destiny!

We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.

This is what your faith means, she told Miss Broadstairs silently. You can dress it up with cherubs if you wish, but the man who painted this picture was rather more honest. He knew that it all boils down to a threat to keep people in line. That sketchy promise of Heaven if you do what you're told - and the certainty of endless torture if you don't. Take that, peasant. Now back to the fields and don't even think about improving your lot.

This is what your faith means, she told Miss Broadstairs silently. You can dress it up with cherubs if you wish, but the man who painted this picture was rather more honest. He knew that it all boils down to a threat to keep people in line. That sketchy promise of Heaven if you do what you're told – and the certainty of endless torture if you don't. Take that, peasants. Now back to the fields and don't even think about improving your lot.

I had lied so much lately that I was honestly surprised my pants weren't literally made of fire.

Don't you have any clothes?" "Quite honestly, no I don't." "Cover yourself up!" "Fine." There was a rustling sound. "Okay I'm covered. I had no idea you were such a prude.

Did you follow me here?" "Something like that." I let out a frustrated groan. "Can't anyone just talk to me straight? Why is everyone avoiding my damn questions tonight?" Bishop's brows went up. "Okay, fine. Yes, I followed you here. Better?" "Yes. Stalkery, but better." "I'm not stalking you." "Spoken like a true stalker

God…honor your Word,

The truth hurts, but it will set you free,

we can't keep hiding behind our faults to protect ourselves.

The worst thing about depression is how true your vision seems, like misery is the only correct perspective and everything you think when you're happy is a sham. I didn't even want to be happy anymore because I'd rather live in honest misery than fake bliss. I

Fleetwood Mac has been pretty truthful. Open about what we do. We've always done it from the inside out. Versus being pressured from the outside and changing the inside. And that's our story.

Those who are brutally honest are seldom so with themselves.

There are a handful of people whom money won't spoil, and we count ourselves among them.

It's important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to the friendship that we are not.

You can't truthfully explain your smallest action without fully revealing your character.

Confession is good for the conscience, but it usually bypasses the soul.

Children lack morality, but they also lack fake morality.

It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.

It is respectable to have no illusions, and safe, and profitable and dull.

Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.