Quotes About Honesty

Too often we use petty little petitions, oratorical exercises, or the words of others rather than the cries of our inmost being. When you pray, pray!

Because the truth is unpopular does not mean that it should not be proclaimed.

The Christian has a great obligation to be ethical and honest in all things, even sometimes at personal hazard. It is in the difficult situation that the qualities of a Christian are seen.

Ask God to give you a greater hunger for Himself and a deeper desire for His fellowship. Then be honest about whatever is keeping you from prayer, and ask God to help you deal with it.

Because truth is unpopular does not mean that it should not be proclaimed.

Our emotions can lie to us, and we need to counter our emotions with truth.

We should say nothing that we would not wish to say in His Presence. We should do nothing that we would not do in His Presence.

If we are living according to what we believe, we may be falsely accused.

And you know that when the truth is told that you can get what you want or you can just get old.

Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.

Isn't strength the ability to renounce every lie in your heart?

Tamaki: Having the courage to be able to admit what you love... enjoying what you love... and being true to yourself... Isn't that also what it means to be strong?

Tell me, I don't know much about martial arts... But what does it mean to be strong? Is it something you can attain only by lying to yourself? I'm sorry, but I think hiding your true self-- pretending to be different from what you are-- is a form of cowardice. Don't you think it's important to acknowledge who you are? Having the courage to be able to admit what you love... enjoying what you love... and being true to yourself-- isn't that also what it means to be strong?

Kaoru... You keep talking about Hikaru. What about you? Aren't you hurting? I understand Hikaru's important to you... but how do you plan to protect others if you can't look out for yourself? You have to be honest. If you go on like this, Hikaru won't be happy either. So what do you want, Kaoru? Forget about Hikaru and Tama for a moment... What do *you* want?

It doesn't pay to act bulletproof. Nobody is flawless and when you act as if you are, it always rings false.

You shouldn't let poets lie to you.

And if trust is the first requisite for making a friend, faithfulness is the first requisite for keeping him.

This feeble attempt at self-deception only makes the truth harder when you're forced to meet it.

I don't like it, to be honest, when politicians make a big thing of their religious beliefs, so I don't make a big thing of it.

True eloquence takes no heed of eloquence, true morality takes no heed of morality.

Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth.

Do you wish people to believe good of you? Don't speak.