Quotes About Honesty

Let's be honest, I have enough money to never have to work again.

Di norma una bugia serve a nascondere una verità, magari qualcosa di vergognoso, ma reale. La sua non nascondeva nulla. Sotto il falso dottor Romand non c'era un vero Jean-Claude Romand.

Porque poder decir: «es duro», «no es justo», «estoy harto», sin temer que el interlocutor se sienta culpable, poder decirlo con la seguridad –son palabras de Étienne– de que el otro oiga lo que dices tal como lo dices, ni más ni menos, de que no proyecte nada sobre ello, es una alegría y un alivio inmensos.

Una mentira, normalmente, sirve para encubrir una verdad, algo vergonzoso, quizá, pero real.

no solamente la pérdida de los fallecidos, sino el duelo de la confianza, la vida entera gangrenada por la mentira.

What you think upon grows. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things (Philippians 4:8).

Deeds are fruits, words are leaves.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox.

The point is not that I don't recognise bad people when I see them — I grant you I may quite well be taken in by them — the point is that I know a good person when I see one.

You are honest enough by nature to be able to see and judge your own self clearly - and that is a great thing. Never lose that honesty, Bobby - always be honest with yourself, know your own motives for what they are, good or bad, make your own decisions firmly and justly - and you will be a fine, strong character, of some real use in this muddled world of ours!

When you're paid to do a job, it's better to give a few minutes more to it, than a few minutes less. That's one of the differences between doing a job honestly and doing it dishonestly! See?

Yes books are valuable. But no reading of books will take the place of a daily, candid, honest examination of what one has recently done, and what one is about to do - of a steady looking at one's self in the face (disconcerting though the sight may be).

No obstante; sólo le contó verdades: procedimiento infalible para que no le crean a uno.

Busca las cosas trascendentales, y sólo las hallarás en la H. Los hijos, con hache; el honor, la honra, con hache; Dios (Hacedor Supremo), con hache; hombre, con hache; la materialización de Cristo (La Hostia), con hache; la hidalguía, con hache; el habilitado, que es el que paga, con hache...

en la lucha por el poder y el dinero sólo juegan limpios los perdedores.

There are some things which men confess with ease, and others with difficulty.

Es necesario no fingir que filosofamos, sino filosofar realmente; no necesitamos, en efecto, aparentar que estamos sanos, sino estarlo verdaderamente.

No es posible vivir feliz sin vivir sensata, honesta y justamente, ni vivir sensata, honesta y justamente sin vivir feliz.

It is not the pretended but the real pursuit of philosophy that is needed for we do not need the appearance of good health but to enjoy it in truth.

All Cretans are liars.

Martaval okumak f?rsat?n varken asla yalan söyleme.

Only an idiot believes he can write the truth about himself.

One goes through life like a flower with its face turned to the sun, ever seeking, ever hoping, wanting to trust others, but afraid to do so. How much better if we trusted one another, if we saw only the good things, the finer things in our fellow creatures! How much better if we were frank and open, if we went on our ways without the cloak of hypocrisy and lies that we wear now.