Quotes About Honesty

Many have doubts; few voice them. The silent tended to quickly condemn those honest few who air misgivings dormant deep within us all.

We should not, therefore, be afraid of testing others--or of being tested ourselves. It is only by testing, or being tested, that we understand whether the substance or the person is as it appears to be or is merely masquerading.

None of us wants to see the truth of what is right in front of us, do they? But for our protection, we must not sugar-coat the truth. We must have the courage to see people for what they are.

I won't ask you to tell me who has spoken ill of me, but I would like to know who has spoken favorably.

En mi casa, cada vez que se pronunciaba algo cierto, las consecuencias se hacían insoportables: la familia se resquebrajaba. La vida se volvía más difícil. Y hacía falta volver a nuestras mentiras y nuestros silencios para recobrar la calma

Who better to confess to than a dying woman?

that other people have told you and living one that's based on a lie you've told yourself.

It doesn't matter what people want to hear. It doesn't matter if people like you. It doesn't matter if the whole world thinks you're crazy. It doesn't matter whose heart you break. What matters is the truth.

It was the only secret I kept from her and eventually it became impossible to fix. With a secret like that, at some point the secret becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.

In the entire history of our marriage, it was the only secret I kept from her, and eventually it became impossible to fix. With a secret like that, at some point the secret itself becomes irrelevant. The fact that you kept it does not.

The plain truth can be the hardest thing to see when it's about yourself. If you don't want to know the truth, you'll do anything to disguise it.

If you don't want to know the truth, you'll do anything to disguise it.

It was a valuable thing, he suddenly realized, to have someone you could count on for honesty.

No one believes a liar. Even when she's telling the truth.

Strangers see you the way you want them to see you. You can't fool friends…that's what makes them friends... Pretty Little Liars

Its not bragging if its true.

We had this time. We had this little bit of time together for being honest. It felt sharp and finite, like it could end any second without warning. I know you want me to be different than I am, I said. But you could have helped me be more of what you wanted by actually talking to me. Telling me things.

Lie. Lie to everyone until you know the truth.

It was, in the words of the original indictment, the citizens' "right to have the Commonwealth's business and its affairs conducted honestly, impartially, free from corruption, bias, dishonesty, deceit, official misconduct, and fraud.

Friends are honest with each other. Even if the truth hurts. -Maggie

Because the truth sometimes hurts, I said. Yeah, he said. So do lies, though.

I meant what I said to you. I wasn't playing some kind of summer game. Everything I said was true, from the first day. EVERY GODDAMN WORD.

Macy: "In Truth," I said, "there are no rules other than you have to tell the truth." Wes: "How do you win?" he asked Macy: "That," I said, "is such a boy question.

You want to take me to a movie? I asked. Well, not really, he said. What I really want is for you to be my girlfriend. But I thought saying that might scare you off.