Quotes About Honesty

A man avails himself of the truth so long as it is serviceable; but he seizes on what is false with a passionate eloquence as soon as he can make a momentary use of it.

Truth can never be an enemy to true religion, which appears always to the best advantage when it is most examined.

Communication comes with practice. As a leader you must speak the truth; listen for understanding; and learn from what you hear and do not hear.

Truth is the foundation of all knowledge and the cement of all societies.

From the physician and lawyer keep not the truth hidden.

Love is tied to truth.

All I want is the truth, just give me some truth

You cannot think of Margaret without Denis. There comes a time when every Prime Minister needs someone to give him or her the unvarnished truth, and, in Denis, Margaret had just that.

Too many people looked to me in the eye and did not tell me the truth.

Thy actions to thy words accord; thy words To thy large heart give utterance due; thy heart; Contains of good, wise, just, the perfect shape.

All things to all men only fools will tell, Truth profits none but those that use it well.

I wanted my players to always be searching, especially for truth. I wanted them to know what they believed and be able to defend it. Truth will always stand the test of scrutiny.

There's no truth anymore.

We are being very nomadic with the truth, yes?

Love...is the immovability of truth.

It's cool to have parents and family who will always tell me the truth no matter what. They'll tell me if I'm doing something stupid!

All I have is the truth, and I've proven that.

If we are to produce a more civilized society, a more just society, it has to be based on the truth.

The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere.

As a director you want to show the truth of people and sometimes that's unflattering, or it's not something that people want to see.

You don't like it that I am the one you need to keep the wolf from the door; that comes as no surprise. But I am the one you have. At some point we'll both have to risk telling the truth.

Sometimes I think candor is the only kindness.

We all know people who are ridiculously famous, and it's a scary thing because all of the sudden people - even the people you are close to - stop being honest with you, stop telling you the truth.

Safety is a fence, and fences are for sheep. I would rather die at twenty-two, knowing the truth, then live in a cage of lies for a hundred years.