Quotes About Honesty

I wish we could persuade either Thomas or James to be more forthcoming!

must tell them sometime," Alethia said. "I would rather get it over with now. And they are conveniently on our doorstep.

I most certainly can deny it. Of course, if I did, I'd be lying." Mairelon

NONE OF THIS NONSENSE, PLEASE

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

You can't put much on paper before you betray your secret self, try as you will to keep things civil.

I seem to be annoyed not only with Colette, but with the frame of mind I have inherited along with her—the postmodern pride of calling things by their names, the arrogance of assuming integrity is a matter of being more and more open. Or simply that a label, firmly affixed, is honesty in the face of euphemism and discretion.

What I loved most about our family was that we could all speak our hearts. We never measured words.

Truth doesn't stay hidden. Neither do secrets. One day, to a praying heart, they disclose themselves.

We are all wrong at some times and to some degree. A person who claims never to have been wrong is simply a person with a very convenient memory.

Heartfelt conviction is not, alas, a guarantee of moral decency.

Be brave. Write plainly.

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are.

It's never too late to stop believing a lie," said Thomas. "You need only courage and friends, and you have both.

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide for it.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.

When there is trust, conflict becomes nothing but the pursuit of truth, an attempt to find the best possible answer.

I don't want to lie. I can't tell the truth. So it's over.

What's so great about the truth? Try lying for a change, it's the currency of the world.

Alice: It's the only way to leave. "I don't love you anymore. Goodbye." Dan: Supposing you do still love them? Alice: You don't leave.

Deception is brutal, I'm not pretending otherwise.

Alice: Did you phone her, beg her to come back - when you went for lovely walks? Dan: Yes. Alice: You're a piece of shit.