Quotes About Honesty

Cut away ruthlessly everything that is imaginary in your feelings.

When a contradiction is impossible to resolve except by a lie, then we know that it is really a door.

Il y a dans l'âme comme une phagocytose ; tout ce qui est menacé par le temps secrète du mensonge pour ne pas mourir, et à proportion du danger de mort. C'est pourquoi il n'y a pas d'amour de la vérité sans un consentement sans réserve à la mort.

Un homme qui n'a pas pris la résolution de fidélité exclusive à la lumière intérieure installe le mensonge au centre même de l'âme. Les ténèbres intérieures en sont la punition.

I tell you, an honest man gets sick when he hears the word 'Liberty' today, after what the Republicans did to it!

I don't altogether admire everything Germany and Italy have done, but you've got to hand it to 'em, they've been honest enough and realistic enough to say to the other nations, 'Just tend to your own

Be frank with me and we may do some good. Play tricks with me, and I'll crush you.

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

Iubeste cu adevarat cel ce tremura cand isi marturiseste dragostea.

Now for the Poet, he nothing affirmeth, therefore he never lieth.

Craigengelt, you are either an honest fellow in right good earnest, and I scarce know how to believe that; or you are cleverer than I took you for, and I scarce know how to believe that either.

Lucrurile grele sporesc teama de a le spune.

Say it new or say it straight.

P.S. If you have addictions, not only do they ruin your sixth sense, they ruin everything else as well. Keep in mind that as you reach for higher ground, it's necessary to leave the swamp. Before you can go one step further, you must be honest and admit you need help. Then get it. It's time.)

The best way to maintain an extraordinary life is to make every thought and word you use or listen to as loving and nurturing as possible. Make it a personal value to speak truthfully, using the best words, speaking honestly from the heart and with respect for yourself and others.

We don't have to reveal everything to each other. It's OK to be private. It's OK to say no. It's OK to say, 'I'm not going to share that.

The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them. It's for their own good.

I can't get over this. Dad isn't Sam's dad? Dad is a friend? How was I supposed to know that? People shouldn't be allowed to sign themselves as Dad unless they are your dad. It should be the law.

Is your life ruined? Is it such a disaster for people to know the truth about you?

Relationships should be built on trust and truth.

You know what Hans told me last week? she says as I open the door of my fitting room. He told me to write down a list of everything I wanted to say about that women-and then tear it up. He said I'd feel a sense of freedom. Oh right, I say interestedly. So what happened? I wrote it all down, says Laurel. And then I mailed it to her!

I can't bring myself to move. Because as soon as I do, it will be time to be polite and matter-of-fact and back to normal. And I can't bear that. I want to stay here. In the place where we can say anything to each other. In the magic spell.

This is what's so annoying about going out with Luke. You can't get away with anything.

You've gone back to the way you used to be before. The way you promised you'd never be again.