Quotes About Honesty

Words can come and go. Your acts are going to speak for themselves.

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.

It's only words... unless they're true.

My actions will speak louder than words.

You can still say whatever you want to say on social media, but you have to be willing to stand by your words.

I am righteous and not afraid to speak my truth. My delivery might not always be as diplomatic as I would like it to be, but my words are truthful - spoken from the heart and to the point.

You've got to judge people, ultimately, by their actions rather than their words.

Words have life and must be cared for. If they are stolen for ugly uses or careless slang or false promotion work, they need to be brought back to their original meaning - back to their roots.

A flow of words is a sure sign of duplicity.

The words of truth are simple.

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

Mime is an art beyond words. It is the art of the essential. And you cannot lie. You have to show the truth.

When you repeat yourself so many times, even if you're speaking the truth, the repetition starts to feel false. Sometimes, you just feel like the words you're speaking, even if they once had meaning, have lost it. And that makes you feel kind of silly.

I have never developed indigestion from eating my words.

The words that come direct from the people are the greatest... If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes.

Let deeds match words.

I just got to a point where I was lying to myself constantly, so I had to face up to that. It was a lot of... I don't want to use the words 'self sacrifice,' but that's what it felt like. It was giving up who I thought I was and starting over from scratch and realizing the man that I am was good enough.

Words without thoughts never to heaven go.

I let the actions of my life stand for what I am as a human being. Contend with that, not the words.

Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.

All honest work is good work; it is capable of leading to self-development, provided the doer seeks to discover the inherent lessons and makes the most of the potentialities for such growth.

For a memoir to really succeed, the author has to do such hard work before they come to the page. They have to do a brutal self-examination of everything they believe to be true.

You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.

The number one thing I look for is personality. For me, the personality of someone makes them more and more attractive over time ... and for those with bad personalities, less and less attractive. I look for honesty, intelligence, kindness, and a good work ethic, to name a few.