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Quotes About Honesty

History is not history unless it is the truth.
~ Abraham Lincoln
Do you want to know the truth, or see me hit a few dingers?
~ Mark McGwire
I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our government, but civilization itself.
~ Gerald R. Ford
People hide the truth because they're afraid.
~ Nicholas Sparks
When i tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.
~ William Blake
People will tell you most of the story… and I've learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they're afraid.
~ Nicholas Sparks
Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right
~ Max De Pree
We should seek the truth without hesitation; and, if we refuse it, we show that we value the esteem of men more than the search for truth.
~ Blaise Pascal
I want people to know they don't have to live their lives in a permanent 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' existence. Truth is a powerful tool.
~ E. Lynn Harris
There is one sure way of telling when politicians aren't telling the truth - their lips move.
~ Felicity Kendal
After man knows the truth, he cannot be too careful of his words.
~ Florence Scovel Shinn
There is nothing to fear from truth....Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right.
~ Ray Dalio
You owe reality nothing and the truth about your feelings everything.
~ Richard Hugo
Find your mark, look the other fellow in the eye, and tell the truth.
~ James Cagney
When something important is going on, silence is a lie.
~ A. M. Rosenthal
It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It requires only an honest heart and a willingness to obey God.
~ Albert Barnes
The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing.
~ Geri Halliwell
It's often only in the lies we refuse to speak that any truth can be heard at all.
~ Karen Marie Moning, Darkfever
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.
~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few.
~ George Berkeley
A person is strong only when he stands upon his own truth, when he speaks and acts from his deepest convictions.
~ Mikhail Bakunin
Truth carries with it confrontation. Truth demands confrontation; loving confrontation, but confrontation nevertheless.
~ Francis Schaeffer
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
~ Ammianus Marcellinus
I hate when things are sugar-coated. I'd rather have the ugliest truth than the best lie.
~ Chloe Grace Moretz