Quotes About Honesty

I don't tell untruths. I think it's being a coward if you don't tell the truth – and I'm not a coward.

I shall go on believing you and trusting you every single time. And one day you'll be strong enough to keep your promise.

Saints are not allowed to lie, not even to demons.

Mooi schot.'... Artemis stak haar de munt toe. 'Nee,' zei Holly. 'Hou hem maar. Om je te helpen herinneren... dat er diep onder die lagen onbetrouwbaarheid toch nog een vonkje fatsoen is.

Do not try to seem wise to others.

If evil be said of thee, and if it be true, correct thyself; if it be a lie, laugh at it.

It is better to do wrong seldom and to own it, and to act right for the most part, than seldom to admit that you have done wrong and to do wrong often.

If you seek Truth, you will not seek to gain a victory by every possible means; and when you have found Truth, you need not fear being defeated.

There is no shame in making an honest effort.

Never say that I have taken it, only that I have given it back.

Crows pick out the eyes of the dead, when the dead have no longer need of them; but flatterers mar the soul of the living, and her eyes they blind.

If you find yourself acting to impress others, or avoiding action out of fear of what they might think, you have left the path.

People are ready to acknowledge some of their faults, but will admit to others only with reluctance.

If you win the adoration of others by pretending to be someone you're not, you may gain celebrity or high office—but you will lose out on the fulfillment of a life best-suited to your attributes and abilities.

If you have assumed any character beyond your strength, you have both demeaned yourself ill in that and quitted one which you might have supported.

Don't mistake your assumptions for the truth.

And who can give to another the things which he has not himself?

which would you rather have—money to share with others, or loyal and honest friends?

The upshot is that if you identify self-interest with piety, honesty, country, parents and friends, then they are all secure.

But only if I identify with my will can I be someone's friend – or son, or father – in the true sense, because only then will my self-interest be served by remaining loyal, honest, patient, tolerant and supportive, and by maintaining my social relations.

Be the same person in public as in private.

Avoid taking oaths

Rufus43 used to say, 'If you have nothing better to do than praise me for it, then my speech was a failure.' He used to address us in such a way as to make everyone sitting there suppose that someone had informed on them – that's how well he intuited the truth, and how vividly he evoked for each one of us our private faults.

It is a measure of the effort we are prepared to expend to guard against deception when accuracy is at a premium.