Quotes About Honesty

Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine

It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.

No, signore, non è possibile che sono ubriaco! Io lo so che non è bene essere ubriachi.

Para mim é, melhor o homem que diz sem rodeios que não percebe do assunto do que o hipócrita, que fala como se soubesse daquilo que não sabe e só borra e estraga tudo.

As?l her ?eyden azar azar anlayan ak?ldanelerden korkmal? insan. Herkes kendi i?ini yaps?n, yeter. Benim gözümde bilmedi?ini aç?kça söyleyen insan, bilmedi?ini biliyormu? gibi görünen ve her ?eyi a?z?na yüzüne bula?t?ran ikiyüzlüden daha de?erlidir.

I tell everyone very plainly that I take bribes, but what kind of bribes? Why, greyhound puppies. That's a totally different matter.

Flattery will get you nowhere. (In response to Wally George calling his band vile and evil.)

We both know you can't tell your own story without exposing someone else's.

Each man carried the War differently. I liked that Chilton announced his weakness rather than attempting to hide it.

Anyone who says I have no regrets is either a psychopath or a liar.

She turned and walked a few steps, paused, then walked back to me. "You don't love him." Her face had utterly changed. From contained and still to wide-eyed and tremulous. "It would be bad enough if you did. But since you don't, please leave him to the person who does.

It is earnestness that will take you through, not cleverness - your own or another's.

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

It's a sad reflection on society how many people are shocked by honesty... and how few by dishonesty.

It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

There is no separating yourself from the things you make, he thought. If you are a cesspool, what else can your work be except shit?

But it's about adults. The corruption of adults. This delusion that they can get whatever they want for free. That they can lie needlessly, promise anything, and then cheat the consequences. This is the delusion of power. The belief that power erases the need for honesty. That power in and of itself is a fact that supersedes all other facts. And what is the price they pay, our elders for stiffing the Piper? Their future. Because what is the future, if not children?

A good basic guideline for our speech (in relation to Ethical Conduct) is to reflect whether what we are saying is both true and useful. There may be times when we are honest in what we say, but our words are too brutal or harsh. And there may be other times when we are deliberately being kind with the words we choose, but what we are saying is not totally true.

A good basic guideline for our speech is to reflect on whether what we are saying is both true and useful. There may be times when we are honest in what we say, but our words are too brutal or harsh. And there may be other times when we are deliberately being kind with the words we choose, but what we are saying is not totally true.

It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and expose lies.

its discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by decite

Tell her how much she means to you. Tell her you were with someone else before you met her—that's very important—and unfortunately you contracted something. Be polite and discreet and very apologetic. Remember, she likes you. She doesn't know you're a whore.

The person who is defined by integrity understands that everything they do is a statement about who they are as a person.

This isn't a tragedy. It's just non-fiction.