Quotes About Honesty

Judge me by my deeds, though they are few, rather than my words, though they are many.

Alexander Wainwright was a tall, handsome man in the late forties. He was, Stormgren knew, completely honest, and therefore doubly dangerous.

When no one lacks anything, there is no point in stealing.

regrets he felt were less for his deceits than for his past indifference.

The human mind, somehow, seems much more attracted by the false than by the true;

We must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception.

It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.

to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.

What have you to confess now? It's just as well for two fellows to know the worst of one another before they begin to live together.

I am sure that it is the truth.

There is no treachery in the truth. There may be pain, but to face honestly all possible conclusions formed by a set of facts is the noblest route possible for a human being

Some facts should be suppressed, or at least, a just sense of proportion should be observed in treating them.

Just tell us the truth

To the logician all things should be seen exactly as they are, and to underestimate one's self is as much a departure from truth as to exaggerate one's own powers.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark, but the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. When we refuse to see the truth that lies before us because facing it is too hard and scary for us. Because when we acknowledge that light, then we see the monsters the dark no longer hides and we are honor bound to do something to stop them.

Nothing creates untruth in you as the wish to please.

He thought most men would hardly dare to touch her, or only with anger, because she would not pretend anything was casual.

He seemed about to go on in this strain, which was a favorite of his, but then recollected himself, and said wryly, I reveal myself more with every word. I am honest, Natalie, and sometimes ashamed of it. I always am, when I'm honest, Natalie said. Are you? he asked with interest. Do you know when you're being honest? Usually, Natalie said. If I'm surprised at myself for saying it thinking it, it's honest.

I keep thinking I am right on the point of telling someone all about myself.

You know you're about as forthcoming as a mime.

It's useless to hold a person to anything he says wile he's in love, drunk, or running for office.

I'm not going to give you a song and dance that I'm a great scholar, philosopher, or man of wealth.

Emancipated' women found out that the honesty, generosity, and camaraderie of men was a lie.

All good work requires self-revelation.