--- title: "13 Better Honest Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 13 Better Honest quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Better Honest sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/digger-232901_fool_it-is-better-to-be-an-honest-fool-than-o_2663362.jpg" --- > [“It is better to be an honest fool than only a fool.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/digger/it-is-better-to-be-an-honest-fool-than-only-a-fool/) [Digger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/digger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc0/digger-232901_fool_it-is-better-to-be-an-honest-fool-than-o_2663362.jpg) > [It was better to be honest than to give people false hope, even if it hurts them, it was for their good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-rowe/it-was-better-to-be-honest-than-to-give-people-false-hope-even-if-it/) [Rashida Rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-rowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2d/rashida-rowe-428_false-hope_it-was-better-to-be-honest-than-to-give_322272.jpg) > [I better be honest about my feelings, even those involving loneliness, jealousy, and fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-cohen/i-better-be-honest-about-my-feelings-even-those-involving-loneliness/) [Andy Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-cohen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/andy-cohen-7220_being-honest_i-better-be-honest-about-my-feelings-eve_1209643.jpg) > [I can't hide things from my Maker, so it is better to be honest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farooq-abdullah/i-can-t-hide-things-from-my-maker-so-it-is-better-to-be-honest/) [Farooq Abdullah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farooq-abdullah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e0/farooq-abdullah-62951_better_i-can-t-hide-things-from-my-maker-so-it_2536835.png) > [Life is way better being an honest person, when you try to make everybody happy, you will be forced to be fake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-way-better-being-an-honest-person-when-you-try-to-make/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/anonymous-1_being-fake_life-is-way-better-being-an-honest-perso_3031020.jpg) > [A cat is better than you are, more honest, more graceful, smarter for her size, better coordinated, and infinitely more beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonore-fleischer/a-cat-is-better-than-you-are-more-honest-more-graceful-smarter-for/) [Leonore Fleischer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonore-fleischer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/leonore-fleischer-36240_beautiful_a-cat-is-better-than-you-are-more-honest_2403765.jpg) > [Sometimes being honest with someone or hearing the truth hurts, but it is always better to be honest and accept what is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/syesha-mercado/sometimes-being-honest-with-someone-or-hearing-the-truth-hurts-but-it/) [Syesha Mercado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/syesha-mercado/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e14/syesha-mercado-35536_accepting_sometimes-being-honest-with-someone-or-h_911159.jpg) > [I am hard on myself. But isn't it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/i-am-hard-on-myself-but-isn-t-it-better-to-be-honest-about-these/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53e/stephanie-perkins-482_being-honest_i-am-hard-on-myself-but-isn-t-it-better_1540339.png) > [Never underestimate a girl's ability to find things out. It is always better to be honest because whatever you did, she will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-underestimate-a-girl-s-ability-to-find-things-out-it-is-always/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/anonymous-1_girl_never-underestimate-a-girl-s-ability-to_85889.jpg) > [There are some things that, if you say them out loud, will hurt the other person's feelings. I tend to say them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-heigl/there-are-some-things-that-if-you-say-them-out-loud-will-hurt-the/) [Katherine Heigl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-heigl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/katherine-heigl-3953_being-honest_there-are-some-things-that-if-you-say-th_1287204.jpg) > [“But isn't it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against you? Before someone else can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/but-isn-t-it-better-to-be-honest-about-these-things-before-someone-2/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/stephanie-perkins-482_break-heart_but-isn-t-it-better-to-be-honest-about-t_450002.png) > [I realize that everyone has their own road to travel in making this decision about when it's right to come out. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-quest/i-realize-that-everyone-has-their-own-road-to-travel-in-making-this/) [Richard Quest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-quest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/richard-quest-9170_day_i-realize-that-everyone-has-their-own-ro_2526846.jpg) > [“But isn’t it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against you? Before someone else can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/but-isn-t-it-better-to-be-honest-about-these-things-before-someone/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/stephanie-perkins-482_break-your-heart_but-isn-t-it-better-to-be-honest-about-t_370377.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-honest/#itemlist", "name": "Better Honest Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It is better to be an honest fool than only a fool.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Digger" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/digger/it-is-better-to-be-an-honest-fool-than-only-a-fool/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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