Best 2699 quotes in «honesty quotes» category

Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable; why one is honest, another dishonest; why one is moral, another immoral? Most individuals do not intend to be dishonest, dishonorable, or immoral. They seem to allow their characters to erode by a series of rationalizations, lies, and compromises. Then when grave temptation presents itself, they haven't the strength of character to do what they know to be right.

He doubted her. You must never doubt the one you love. But they might not be telling the truth. Never mind that. You tell them the truth. What do you mean? You can't be another person's honesty, child, but you can be your own. So what should I say? When? When I love someone? You should say it.

He is like to be mistaken who makes choice of a covetous man for a friend, or relieth upon the reed of narrow and poltroon friendship. Pitiful things are only to be found in the cottages of such breasts; but bright thoughts, clear deeds, constancy, fidelity, bounty and generous honesty are the gems of noble minds, wherein (to derogate from none) the true, heroic English gentleman hath no peer.

Here's a news flash--writers are selfish people. Truth is, creative types like me are driven by one impulse--to make up a world in which we get to control everything and everyone. We decide who enters and who exits, what the weather will be, who will hook up with whom, who will win and who will lose. It makes us feel powerful and, in all honesty, has relatively little to do with thinking about what will make anyone else happy.

He said, "Hi, gorgeous," which I think is nice. I admire honesty.

He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.

He that first cries out stop thief, is often he that has stolen the treasure.

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

He who by an exertion of mind or body, adds to the aggregate of enjoyable wealth, increases the sum of human knowledge, or gives to human life higher elevation or greater fullness - he is, in the larger meaning of the words, a " producer," a " working man," a " laborer," and is honestly earning honest wages.

He who does not bellow the truth when he knows the truth makes himself the accomplice of liars and forgers.

He who freely praises what he means to purchase, and he who enumerates the faults of what he means to sell, may set up a partnership with honesty.

He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.

Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have literally sold everything they have to sell. They have sold their honesty. They've sold their integrity. They've sold America down the river. They have sold everything in order to amass critical personal wealth.

Honest and sincere acts mislead the wicked and cause them to lose their path to their own goals, because mean-spirited people usually believe that people never act without deceit.

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten.

Honest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty. The sun has no need to boast of his brightness, nor the moon of her effulgence.

....honest men are few when it comes to themselves.

Honesty. And I just really think there's a fundamental friendship that needs to exist, whether it's a lover, whether it's a sister...there's just this connection both people need to be effortlessly themselves.

Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of an entrepreneur.

Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.

Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway.

Honesty and wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense!

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.

Honesty is always the best policy.

Honesty is a virtue, but not the only one. If you're in a courtroom you need the whole truth and nothing but the truth; in the living room, sometimes you need anything but. Often.

Honesty is good sense, politeness, amiableness,--all in one.

Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous.

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

Honesty is the best policy, in love as in law.

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone - and hurt them to the bone - you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time.

Honesty is the only way with anyone, when you'll be so close as to be living inside each other's skins.

Honesty is the voice that is acceptable in every matter.

Honesty may not be the best policy, but it is worth trying once in a while.

Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain.

Honesty and vulnerability endear us to people; they don't endanger us in our relationship.

Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.

Honesty in art inspires and moves me. I am passionate about creating truthful experiences as much as I love being the spectator to a brilliant body of work.

Honesty in principle was one thing. In someone’s face, it was another.

Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility are principles. There are dozens and dozens more. They are not hard to identify. Just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognize true principles.

Honesty is making our words align with reality. Integrity is making reality align with our words.

Honesty is not the same as truth. That is the obstacle of the notion of relative truths. I would like to put my trust in the lunatic. He is the one least concerned of what I think of him, the mark of an honest man. I can always depend on him to be completely honest in what he thinks and feels, about anything, no matter the consequences laid before him, however with no course of rationale, I cannot necessarily take his word for even the well-being of him in his own reality.

Honesty is the best policy, I will stick to that. The good shall have my hand and heart, but the bad neither foot nor fellowship. And in my mind, the main point of governing, is to make a good beginning.

Honesty, like my mama always says, is always the best policy.

Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.

Honesty towards yourself. Looking into your mirror, any time all the time will guide.

Honestly, every person, every individual has a process, and my philosophy, whether it's an actor or an animator, is you try to understand the process that person has so you can get the most out of them, but I think you have to sort of manipulate that process with honesty.

Honest men are the gentlemen of nature.

Honest speech does not seek secret places.

Honesty and interest are as intimately connected in the public as in the private code of morality.