Quotes About Honesty

Algunos críticos afirman también que un verdadero detector de mentiras, como un verdadero telépata, podría hacer que las relaciones sociales ordinarias resultasen muy incómodas, puesto que cierta cantidad de mentira es un «lubricante social» que engrasa las ruedas de la sociedad en movimiento.

Number 1: I calls 'em like I see 'em. Number 2: I calls 'em the way they are. Number 3: They ain't nothing till I calls

Cut the crap, no-bullshit rock'n'roll, no arguments allowed, mate.

We have to be what we are, so we don't have to present a false image. If you love me the way I am, "Okay, take me." If you don't love me the way I am, "Okay, bye-bye. Find someone else." It may sound harsh, but this kind of communication means the personal agreements we make with others are clear and impeccable.

If others say one thing, but do another, you are lying to yourself if you don't listen to their actions. But if you are truthful with yourself, you will save yourself a lot of emotional pain. Telling yourself the truth about it may hurt, but you don't need to be attached to the pain. Healing is on the way, and it's just a matter of time before things will be better for you.

Making assumptions in our relationships is really asking for problems. Often we make the assumption that our partners know what we think and that we don't have to say what we want. We assume they are going to do what we want, because they know us so well. If they don't do what we assume they should do, we feel so hurt and say, "You should have known.

You don't have to try to be good; you just need to stop pretending to be what you are not.

Say only what you mean.

Be impeccable with your words

Do not expect people to tell you the truth because they also lie to themselves.

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

If others say one thing, but do another, you are lying to yourself if you don't listen to their actions.

Why not get what you want? Why pretend to make someone fit what she is not? It doesn't mean you don't love her. It means you make a choice and say yes or no, because you love yourself also. You make a choice, and you are responsible for your choices. Then if the choices are not working well, you do not blame yourself. You simply make another choice.

Be impeccable with your word.

The biggest fear we have is not the fear of dying, but the fear to be alive, to be ourselves, to say what we feel, to ask for what we want, to say yes when we want to say yes, and no when we want to say no. To express what is in our hearts is to be truly alive. If we pretend to be what we are not, how can we be truly alive?

Learning from your mistakes means you practice, look honestly at the results, and keep practicing. This increases your awareness.

The first agreement is to be impeccable with your word.

Wherever you go you will find people lying to you, and as your awareness grows, you will notice that you also lie to yourself.

La tercera regla es: No creas a nadie. No creas a otras personas porque todas mienten constantemente.

Hacer suposiciones en nuestras relaciones significa buscarse problemas. A menudo, suponemos que nuestra pareja sabe lo que pensamos y que no es necesario que le digamos lo que queremos. Suponemos que hará lo que queremos porque nos conoce muy bien. Si no hace lo que creemos que debería hacer, nos sentimos realmente heridos y decimos: «Deberías haberlo sabido».

No esperes que los demás te digan la verdad, porque ellos también se mienten a sí mismos. Tienes que confiar en ti y decidir si crees o no lo que alguien te dice.

Do not expect people to tell you the truth because they also lie to themselves. You have to trust yourself and choose to believe or not to believe what someone says to you.

We know we are not what we believe we are supposed to be and so we feel false, frustrated, and dishonest. We try to hide ourselves, and we pretend to be what we are not. The result is that we feel unauthentic and wear social masks to keep others from noticing this.

We pretend to be what we are not because we are afraid of being rejected.