Quotes About Honesty

If I tell you I'm good, probably you will say I'm boasting. But if I tell you I'm not good, you'll know I'm lying.

The man who is really serious, with the urge to find out what truth is, has no style at all. He lives only in what is.

To express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself—that, my friend, is very hard to do.

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never.

Honestly expressing yourself...it is very difficult to do. I mean it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky and be flooded with a cocky feeling and then feel like pretty cool...or I can make all kind of phony things, you see what I mean, blinded by it or I can show you some really fancy movement. But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself...now that, my friend, is very hard to do.

Reject external form that fails to express internal reality.

Self-actualization is the important thing. And my personal message to people is that I hope they will go toward self-actualization rather than self-image actualization. I hope that they will search within themselves for honest self-expression. — Bruce Lee

Los errores son siempre perdonables, si se tiene la valentía de admitirlos.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit it

Honesty and love. — Frankness and truthfulness to myself and to the one I love. Truthful between two as one. You are part of my life, no pride, vanity, or anger involved.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

As a general rule, I don't write down anything that I wouldn't be happy for the teacher to read if they wanted. I think this is important, because it helps create a climate of trust. Generally, though, nobody ever asks

All you need to do, is risk being your true self.

The smart employer looks not for perfection but for an explanation of how the consequences of a dishonorable act affected the candidate and others.

I learned," he said, "you always tell people how badly you've been running the goddamned company, so they've got some upside.

He raised her to her feet and looked into her teary eyes, speaking softly. "To be wanted and not lusted for. To be loved and not pitied. To be asked and not commanded." After passing a hand over her bedraggled hair, he slipped it into hers, touching their palms together. "Is that right?" As her cheeks flushed, a shy smile emerged. In contrast to her red face, her white teeth dazzled, but now her fangs were gone. "And to be believed, even after all my lies.

You punish liars? In my world, we elect them to public office.

Speak the truth. Live the truth. Be the truth. Never let the faithless ones change any of those three principles.

Anyway, how are you and Ramona doing?' Uh... you know. Pretty good.' Have you said the L-Word yet?' The L-Word? You mean? Lesbian?' Uh... No. The other L-Word.' ?' Okay. Uh, It's "love." I wasn't trying to trick you or anything.

People who require from others to take them «as they are» usually don't seek to take the others as they are.

There is little more powerful than when truth joins action.

Truth is often the favorite tool of those who deceive.

Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.