Quotes About Honesty

A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

Emerson once put it, "What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say.

If you don't let a teacher know at what level you are—by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance—you will not learn or grow. You cannot pretend for long, for you will eventually be found out. Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.

We can "pose" and "put on" for a stranger or an associate. We can pretend. And for a while we can get by with it—at least in public. We might even deceive ourselves. Yet I believe that most of us know the truth of what we really are inside; and I think many of those we live with and work with do as well.

As Emerson once put it, "What you are shouts so loudly in my ears I cannot hear what you say." There are, of course

if there is little or no trust, there is no foundation for permanent success.

Integrity includes but goes beyond honesty. Honesty is telling the truth—in other words, conforming our words to reality. Integrity is conforming reality to our words—in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.

My friend," I said, "you can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.

In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. We all know it. There are people we trust absolutely because we know their character. Whether they're eloquent or not, whether they have the human relations techniques or not, we trust them, and we work successfully with them.

A lie is any communication with intent to deceive

My duplicity will breed distrust, and everything I do—even using so-called good human relations techniques—will be perceived as manipulative.

What you want to be (character) and to do (contributions and achievements) and on the values or principles upon which being and doing are based… never compromise with honesty

It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.

Integrity is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It's our ability to make and keep commitments to ourselves, to "walk our talk

what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. We all know it. There are people we trust absolutely because we know their character. Whether they're eloquent or not, whether they have the human relations techniques or not, we trust them, and we work successfully with them.

One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present. When you defend those who are absent, you retain the trust of those present.

It simply makes no difference how good the rhetoric is or even how good the intentions are; if there is little or no trust, there is no foundation for permanent success.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT to be when you grow up? That question may appear a little trite at first, but just think about it for a moment. Are you— right now—who you want to be, what you dreamed you'd be, doing what you always wanted to do? Now, be honest. Well, are you?

People resent any attempt to manipulate them. In fact, if you're dealing with people you're close to, it's helpful to tell them what you're doing.

Here are some examples of where you might be paying Trust Taxes or earning Trust Dividends:

Integrity includes but goes beyond honesty.

The deposit is to make the expectations clear and explicit in the beginning.

if there is little or no trust, there is no foundation for permanent success. Only basic goodness gives life to technique.

Nurture Independent Will by Making and Keeping Promises One of the best ways to strengthen our independent will is to make and keep promises. Each time we do, we make deposits in our Personal Integrity Account.