Quotes About Honesty

Not only does God not reject or punish us for being honest and transparent about our whole selves, but he actually accepts and loves us where we are. We are anchored in God's love as he gives us permission to express ourselves—the bad along with the good—and take care of ourselves in an appropriate way.

Externally I had appeared kind, gracious, and patient, when inwardly I was nothing like that. I so wanted to present a polished image as a good Christian that I cut myself off from what was going on within myself. Unconsciously I had been thinking: I hope I am a good-enough Christian. Will this couple like us? Will they think we are okay? Will John give a good report of his visit to my pastor friend? Pretending was safer than honesty and vulnerability. The

In the Psalms, we see that he holds nothing back, freely pouring out his fears, despair, anger, and shame.

Qué somos, en definitiva, sin nuestras mentiras?

The integrity of the game is everything.

Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much.

Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much.

The truth is really an ambition which is beyond us

Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.

Am prea pu?in? via?? ca s?-mi pot îng?dui a o mânji prin compromisuri...

Nüzhet bana yalan söyledi. Dünyan?n hiç bir Nüzhet'i yalan söylememelidir.

Öyle bir ya?tayd?m ve öyle bir mizaçtayd?m ve çocuklu?umda o kadar az oyun oynam??t?m ve aldatmas?n? o kadar az ö?renmi?tim ki, yalan bana suçlar?n en a??r? gibi geliyordu; ve bir yalan söylendi?i zaman insanlar?n de?il, e?yan?n bile buna nas?l tahammül etti?ine ?a??yordum.

demek ki namussuzluk müstesna ki, namussuzluklar haber oluyor

Remember my first tenet in getting dressed is how you feel in the morning. So if you're not being true blue to that, it usually shows.

Out of raw emotion emerges instinctive truth.

Mark Twain's Pudd'nhead Wilson, "Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest

to no one did he bare his soul so utterly

Break any of these rules sooner than saying anything outright barbarous.

Many males who we have surveyed said they felt most like a man when they were honest about who they were, confidently made decisions and actively pursued their dreams.

Start with an honest analysis of why you are in opposition, not in government.

You must, although you know you won't like what you'll see.

Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people.

Truth doesn't need elaboration or embellishment; it can stand on its own two legs. All the adornment in the world doesn't make the truth any more true.

Here's a good test to know whether or not truth-telling springs from love. Truth will not only pain those who hear it; it will pain those who speak it. If we don't love someone, it won't hurt at all to speak truth. We'll tell them what we think with no regard for their feelings. If