Quotes About Honesty

An honest man is always a child.

F]rom me you shall hear the whole truth; not, I can assure you, gentlemen, in flowery language... decked out with fine words and phrases; no, what you will hear will be a straightforward speech in the first words that occur to me, confident as I am in the justice of my cause; and I do not want any of you to expect anything different.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

I am convinced that I never wrong anyone intentionally...

They give you the semblance of success, I give you the reality...

Virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private.

Si pensáis que matando a la gente vais a impedir que se os reproche que no vivís rectamente, no pensáis bien. Este medio de evitarlo ni es muy eficaz, ni es honrado. El más honrado y el más sencillo no es reprimir a los demás, sino prepararse para ser lo mejor posible.

Anyone looking honestly at life will see that we live in a constant state of suspense and ambiguity.

A writer cannot be a Pollyanna. He is in the business of writing what other people think but don't say

the single characteristic that most makes a difference in the success of an article or nonfiction book is the author's courage in revealing normally unspoken things about himself or his society. It takes guts to be a writer

My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.

Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches.

A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.

We both knew that what I said was the truth, as well as being a lie. The pure and honest answer was pinging between us, hovering above the weeds.

In the quest for power, truth is always the first thing left behind.

Human beings tend to be conservative, so if you lie, you'll probably be closer to the truth.

what my mother doesnt know wont hurt her

Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives.

I am innocent. I have not killed anybody. I am the least violently inclined person I have ever met.

If you ask for a memory and they tell you a story, they're lying

Before I sought truth. Now I seek justice.

I'm not going to lie to you and convince you that I'm someone good and shiny like your guy that's going to be a doctor.

He didn't know why—he was certainly no prize for any woman—but she wanted him there. And he just wanted her. He knew that now. He accepted it. He felt lighter owning that fact. He wanted her around him. He wanted her under him, and he wasn't going to pretend differently anymore.

Character is what you do when no one's looking.