Honesty Quotes

More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding.

You can tell a person, not by what they say they are gratitude for, but how they respect what they claim to be grateful for.

Men do not invent Myths. They only invent fables, and tell lies. True Myths create themselves, and find their expression in the men who serve their purpose.

To dance at all is to confront oneself. It is the art of honesty.

Honesty, by evil fortune tried, Finds in adversity the seed of praise.

We may argue eloquently that 'Honesty is the best Policy' - unfortunately, the moment honesty is adopted for the sake of policy it mysteriously ceases to be honesty.

It would be an unspeakable advantage, both to the public and private, if men would consider that great truth, that no man is wise or safe but he that is honest.

I'm just a weapon of the god.

The beautiful thing about pain is that it evokes honesty.

I have always wanted to deal with everyone I meet candidly and honestly. If I have made any assertion not warranted by facts, and it is pointed out to me, I will withdraw it cheerfully.

... there was an honesty inherent in bulkiness if it is just the right amount.

The fun of talk is to explore, but much of it and all that is irresponsible should not be written. Once written you have to stand by it. You may have said it to see whether you believed it or not.

It's exhausting, the energy it takes to unknow a truth.

A man without enemies is a dishonest man.

Birds don't need bridges to cross precipices and honourable men with honesty wings to cross precipices of slander.

Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in politeness be said.

My confidence is in the idea that I may be wrong on this or that. No man in this life should ever have to bear the burden of perfection.

A fear of weakness only strengthens weakness.

Yeah, it never fails to amaze me how a single lie can undo an entire lifetime of good. (Aiden)

Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet.

I don't really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I'm writing. The two go together - I'm interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.

The hope is indeed that some will experience and believe: The purpose of a number of spiritual gurus is to demonstrate to God-fearing men faux spirituality.

Wealth is a relational barrier. It keeps us from having open relationships.

I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart. Which isn't being pious. Just practical. Cancer may cool you, but the other's sure to.

Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man.

After awhile you realize that putting your actions where your mouth is makes you less likely to have to put your money where your mouth is.

It's not about whether or not someone is a bigot, but whether or not the argument which that someone is arguing is worth being a bigot about.

I enjoy poetry where I can talk as bizarre as I please, but theology or philosophy, I always respect the truth by taking it a step further.

Honesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.

And trust dies from ifs and buts

Full stories are as rare as honesty.

Love is one of those topics that plenty of people try to write about but not enough try to do.

Implausible truth can serve one better than plausible fiction

You lie once.. you lie for the rest of your life... and in quest of proving your innocence.. you pledge your honesty with utter lies.... !!!

I think honesty is the most heroic quality one can aspire to.

There’s more to honesty than … than an arrangement of words. They say faeries can’t lie, but you lie in your intentions, your attitude, your demeanor —

[O]ne can scarcely be frightened off writing what one wants to write for fear an obscure reviewer should patronise one on that account.

I can take everything on her face at face value, and that's valuable in a friend.

Just as some people may conceal their own sinfulness thus seeming better than the norm, others expose their own sinfulness thus seeming worse than the norm.

Why is it honesty when a man speaks his mind and madness when a woman does?

It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar

Things work out better when you're straight up.

Some concepts are so incredibly risky they take an honest fool to try to articulate them.

A sign of a lover of wisdom is his delight in not running his mouth about things he doesn't know.

The more cashless our society becomes, the more our moral compass slips.

Three of the ten principles governing the City of Joy are (a) tell the truth, (b) stop waiting to be rescued, and (c) give away what you want the most.

I decided to tell the truth even if it meant being pointed at.

It's honest to admit you'll kill someone because you hate them.

Outrage is easy, cheap, and oversold. The nation needs less anger and more thoughtful reflection, less shouting and more listening, less dissembling and more honesty.

Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie.