Quotes About Honesty

We can be proud of our abilities, but we must be honest about our shortcomings—our ignorance as well as our mistakes.

When you do accept the responsibility for an outcome, you should expect to be held accountable for it. When you make a mistake (as we all do) or an error in judgment, admit it honestly and try to offer options.

Don't blame someone or something else, or make up an excuse. Don't blame all the problems on a vendor, a programming language, management, or your coworkers.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing. • Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays

A soul cannot seek close fellowship with God, or attain the abiding consciousness of waiting on Him all the day, without a very honest and entire surrender to all His will.

others, even sharp comments and hasty judgments that are often excused as being honest and straightforward, are thwarting the effect of the influence of the Holy Spirit on others. Manifestations of temper and touchiness and irritation, feelings of bitterness and estrangement, have their root in nothing but pride. Pride creeps in almost everywhere, and the assemblies of the saints are not exceptions.

Just think of the Christians around you. I do not speak of nominal Christians, or of professing Christians, but I speak of hundreds and thousands of honest, earnest Christians who are not living a life in the power of God or to His glory. So little power, so little devotion or consecration to God, so little perception of the truth that a Christian is a man utterly surrendered to God's will! Oh

Let us consider how our lack of love, indifference to the needs and feelings of others, even sharp comments and hasty judgments that are often excused as being honest and straightforward, are thwarting the effect of the influence of the Holy Spirit on others. Manifestations of temper and touchiness and irritation, feelings of bitterness and estrangement, have their root in nothing but pride. Pride

only what is really confessed is really forgiven.

Let him consider how all lack of love; all disregard for the needs, feelings, and weakness of others; all sharp and hasty judgments and words, so often excused under the plea of being outright and honest; all manifestations of temper, touchiness, and irritation; all feelings of bitterness and estrangement, have their root in nothing but pride, that only seeks itself.

If only he could learn to lie so compassionately.

Nie ma takiego klamstwa, ktorego nie mozna wypowiedziec, aby dojsc do prawdy. Nie ma takiej przysiegi, ktorej nie mozna zlamac, aby ocalic wiernosc.

The nicer I am, the more people think I'm lying.

The truth may hurt ... but it's the lie that leaves a scar.

I say, "I hate this 'keepin' it real' stuff. What's it all about, anyway? Real is what is. If you have to keep something the way it is, then it's not going with the natural flow. That's lying. I mean, if you can't change because you think this is the way it always was and anything else would be phony, that's stupid.

I don't like my language watered down, I don't like my edges rounded off.

The lying started in the eighth grade. Possibly it had begun earlier, and I simply hadn't noticed.

If you suspect a problem, there is a problem. Don't let them get away with even the very first lie. Be vigilant.

Words are never trite when they're spoken with sincerity

Honesty was a tough customer... Once you started allowing yourself some honesty, it couldn't easily be contained or limited to one part of your life. It was like poison ivy or a bossy houseguest. Once it was there, you couldn't tell it what to do. You had to really fight to keep it from taking over.

He didn't seem to realize that three excuses was as good as no excuse.

Everything I ever said to you was true and is true.

Marnie loved her better and more honestly than anyone else in the world, with the possible exception of her mother, who loved her intensely if not honestly.

Lena, listen to me, okay? We don't have much more time here. You are in love. I've never seen anything like this before. You have to be brave, okay? You have to go and tell Kostos how you feel. I swear to God if you don't, you will regret it for the rest of your cowardly life.' 'What if he doesn't like me back?' 'That's what I mean about being brave.