No flattery, boy! an honest man cannot live by it; it is a little, sneaking art, which knaves use to cajole and… — Thomas Otway Copy Share Image
It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the… — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
“A man may indeed be an honest man; but the folly of sacrifice, of virginity, of devotedness, of martyrdom, arises only from… — Emile Bougaud Copy Share Image
An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie and intrigue for the benefit of his country. — Henry Wotton Copy Share Image
“I tell the truth 95 percent of the time.” “What about the other 5 percent of the time?” “Hey, I’m an honest man,” — Timothy M. Burke Copy Share Image
The longer I live, the more I feel that the individual is not so much to blame - not even the worst… — Lincoln Steffens Copy Share Image
A rogue does not laugh in the same way that an honest man does; a hypocrite does not shed the tears of… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
Honesty is the cornerstone of character. The honest man or woman seeks not merely to avoid criminal or illegal acts, but to… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
When I want a peerage, I shall buy one like an honest man. — Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe Copy Share Image
Upon the great questions of origin, of destiny, of immortality, of . . . other worlds, every honest man must say, 'I… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Look thee, 'tis so! Thou singly honest man, Here, take: the gods out of my misery Have sent thee treasure. Go, live… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
Those who either from imprudence or want of sagacity avoid doing so, are always overwhelmed with servitude and poverty; for faithful servants… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
Do what you believe to be right, and ever hold it for a maxim, that if the skies fall through your doing… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
To one who said, "I do not believe that there is an honest man in the world," another replied, "It is impossible… — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
Time is the only test of honest men, one day is space enough to know a rogue. — Sophocles Copy Share Image
I have no idea what the mind of a lowlife scoundrel is like, but I know what the mind of an honest… — Abel Hermant Copy Share Image
There is no profit in deceit. An honest man knows revenge is not sweet. — Robert Palmer Copy Share Image
I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height, nor yet in obscurity. I have been called to several… — Oliver Cromwell Copy Share Image
There is a passion of reverence, almost of pity, mingling with the love of an honest man for a pure girl, which… — Lucas Malet Copy Share Image
A rich man is an honest man--no thanks to him; for he would be a double knave, to cheat mankind when he… — Daniel Defoe Copy Share Image
It is almost impossible to be a doctor and an honest man, but it is obscenely impossible to be a psychiatrist without… — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
When an honest man, honestly mistaken, comes face-to-face with undeniable and irrefutable truth, he is faced with one of two choices, he… — Amicus Solo Copy Share Image
“The angel told her, An honest man who committed a crime, you have no idea how many honest men have committed crimes,… — José Saramago Copy Share Image
