Quotes About Honesty

And sometimes, if you want the truth, you have to demand it.

Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.

Whenever one refuses to admit such a self-evident truth, for instance, as that it is wrong to steal, don't argue with him-search him; the reason may be found in his pocket.

Listen to the Chair Leg of Truth! It does not lie!

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.

I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government.

The Four Rules of Life: 1. Show Up 2. Pay Attention 3.Tell the Truth 4. Don't be upset at the results.

I'll tell you the truth and its up to you to live with it.

The judge also has a truth he wants to hide: He often hasn't been completely candid in describing the facts or the law.

I know that man who forsakes Truth can forsake his country and his nearest and dearest ones.

The unconscious wants truth. It ceases to speak to those who want something else more than truth.

I'm just writing about people. People are dark and complicated. I'm trying to tell the truth; that's all that I do.

A man is to be cheated into passion, but to be reasoned into truth.

Treat kindly every miserable truth that knocks begging at your door, otherwise you will some day fail to recognize Truth Himself when He comes in rags.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

Veracity is the heart of morality.

Truth is the best defense.

You never really hear the truth from your subordinates until after 10 in the evening.

There are but few saints amongst scientists, as among other men, but truth itself is a goal comparable with sanctity.

I believe the American people are looking for someone to speak the truth.

There can be no mercy without truth.

I may indeed very well happen to contradict myself; but truth, as Demades said, I do not contradict.

The most mischievous liars are those who keep sliding on the verge of truth.

Truth matters. Everything we can do to find, feed, and strengthen it is worth the effort.