---
title: "8 Honesty Dishonesty Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Honesty Dishonesty quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Honesty Dishonesty sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/o-henry-3281_boundaries_there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-b_193028.jpg"
---

> [There is no well defined boundary line between honesty and dishonesty. The frontiers of one blend with the outside limits of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-henry/there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-between-honesty-and-dishonesty/)

[O. Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-henry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/o-henry-3281_boundaries_there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-b_193028.jpg)

> [Some false representations contravene the law; some do not. The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-darrow/some-false-representations-contravene-the-law-some-do-not-the-law/)

[Clarence Darrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clarence-darrow/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/clarence-darrow-1714_business_some-false-representations-contravene-th_862157.jpg)

> [“It's a sad reflection on society how many people are shocked by honesty... and how few by dishonesty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-coward/it-s-a-sad-reflection-on-society-how-many-people-are-shocked-by/)

[Noël Coward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-coward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/noel-coward-2647_corruption_it-s-a-sad-reflection-on-society-how-man_961368.png)

> [“honesty and dishonesty are based on a mixture of two very different types of motivation. On the one hand, we want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/honesty-and-dishonesty-are-based-on-a-mixture-of-two-very-different/)

[Dan Ariely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ariely/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/dan-ariely-1899_corruption_honesty-and-dishonesty-are-based-on-a-mi_1040345.png)

> [“I craved honesty, yet found dishonesty in myself. Why commit to art? For self-realization, or for itself? It seemed indulgent to add…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-craved-honesty-yet-found-dishonesty-in-myself-why-commit-to-art-for/)

[Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/patti-smith-394_art_i-craved-honesty-yet-found-dishonesty-in_1076857.jpg)

> [My father was a businessman. We had discussions about honesty and dishonesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cullum/my-father-was-a-businessman-we-had-discussions-about-honesty-and/)

[John Cullum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cullum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/john-cullum-40183_about_my-father-was-a-businessman-we-had-discu_1225283.jpg)

> [No public man can be just a little crooked. There is no such thing as a no-man's land between honesty and dishonesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-hoover/no-public-man-can-be-just-a-little-crooked-there-is-no-such-thing-as/)

[Herbert Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-hoover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/herbert-hoover-1115_corruption_no-public-man-can-be-just-a-little-crook_2905458.jpg)

> [Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/before-us-lie-two-paths-honesty-and-dishonesty-the-shortsighted/)

[Napoleon Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/napoleon-hill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/napoleon-hill-201_character_before-us-lie-two-paths-honesty-and-dish_2953906.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-dishonesty/#itemlist",
            "name": "Honesty Dishonesty Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 8,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There is no well defined boundary line between honesty and dishonesty. The frontiers of one blend with the outside limits of the other, and he who attempts to tread this dangerous ground may be sometimes in the one domain and sometimes in the other.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "O. Henry"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-henry/there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-between-honesty-and-dishonesty/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/o-henry-3281_boundaries_there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-b_193028.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/o-henry-3281_boundaries_there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-b_193028.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/o-henry-3281_boundaries_there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-b_193028.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There is no well defined boundary line between honesty and dishonesty. The frontiers of one blend with the…” — O. Henry",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Some false representations contravene the law; some do not. The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business, and, besides, could not be done. The line between honesty and dishonesty is a narrow, shifting one and usually lets those get by that are the most subtle and already have more than they can use.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Clarence Darrow"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clarence-darrow/some-false-representations-contravene-the-law-some-do-not-the-law/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/clarence-darrow-1714_business_some-false-representations-contravene-th_862157.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/clarence-darrow-1714_business_some-false-representations-contravene-th_862157.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/clarence-darrow-1714_business_some-false-representations-contravene-th_862157.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Some false representations contravene the law; some do not. The law does not pretend to punish everything…” — Clarence Darrow",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“It's a sad reflection on society how many people are shocked by honesty... and how few by dishonesty.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Noël Coward"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-coward/it-s-a-sad-reflection-on-society-how-many-people-are-shocked-by/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/noel-coward-2647_corruption_it-s-a-sad-reflection-on-society-how-man_961368.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/noel-coward-2647_corruption_it-s-a-sad-reflection-on-society-how-man_961368.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/noel-coward-2647_corruption_it-s-a-sad-reflection-on-society-how-man_961368.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's a sad reflection on society how many people are shocked by honesty... and how few by dishonesty.” — Noël Coward",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“honesty and dishonesty are based on a mixture of two very different types of motivation. On the one hand, we want to benefit from cheating (this is the rational economic motivation), while on the other, we want to be able to view ourselves as wonderful human beings (this is the psychological motivation).”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dan Ariely"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/honesty-and-dishonesty-are-based-on-a-mixture-of-two-very-different/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/dan-ariely-1899_corruption_honesty-and-dishonesty-are-based-on-a-mi_1040345.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/dan-ariely-1899_corruption_honesty-and-dishonesty-are-based-on-a-mi_1040345.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19f/dan-ariely-1899_corruption_honesty-and-dishonesty-are-based-on-a-mi_1040345.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“honesty and dishonesty are based on a mixture of two very different types of motivation. On the one hand, we…” — Dan Ariely",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“I craved honesty, yet found dishonesty in myself. Why commit to art? For self-realization, or for itself? It seemed indulgent to add to the glut unless one offered illumination.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Patti Smith"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-craved-honesty-yet-found-dishonesty-in-myself-why-commit-to-art-for/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/patti-smith-394_art_i-craved-honesty-yet-found-dishonesty-in_1076857.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/patti-smith-394_art_i-craved-honesty-yet-found-dishonesty-in_1076857.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/patti-smith-394_art_i-craved-honesty-yet-found-dishonesty-in_1076857.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I craved honesty, yet found dishonesty in myself. Why commit to art? For self-realization, or for itself? It…” — Patti Smith",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "My father was a businessman. We had discussions about honesty and dishonesty.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "John Cullum"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cullum/my-father-was-a-businessman-we-had-discussions-about-honesty-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/john-cullum-40183_about_my-father-was-a-businessman-we-had-discu_1225283.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/john-cullum-40183_about_my-father-was-a-businessman-we-had-discu_1225283.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/john-cullum-40183_about_my-father-was-a-businessman-we-had-discu_1225283.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“My father was a businessman. We had discussions about honesty and dishonesty.” — John Cullum",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "No public man can be just a little crooked. There is no such thing as a no-man's land between honesty and dishonesty.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Herbert Hoover"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-hoover/no-public-man-can-be-just-a-little-crooked-there-is-no-such-thing-as/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/herbert-hoover-1115_corruption_no-public-man-can-be-just-a-little-crook_2905458.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/herbert-hoover-1115_corruption_no-public-man-can-be-just-a-little-crook_2905458.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/herbert-hoover-1115_corruption_no-public-man-can-be-just-a-little-crook_2905458.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“No public man can be just a little crooked. There is no such thing as a no-man's land between honesty and…” — Herbert Hoover",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know the truth; in helping others we help ourselves; and in hurting others we hurt ourselves. Character overshadows money, and trust rises above fame. Honesty is still the best policy.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Napoleon Hill"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/napoleon-hill/before-us-lie-two-paths-honesty-and-dishonesty-the-shortsighted/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/napoleon-hill-201_character_before-us-lie-two-paths-honesty-and-dish_2953906.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/napoleon-hill-201_character_before-us-lie-two-paths-honesty-and-dish_2953906.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/napoleon-hill-201_character_before-us-lie-two-paths-honesty-and-dish_2953906.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on…” — Napoleon Hill",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-dishonesty/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-dishonesty/",
            "name": "Honesty Dishonesty Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-dishonesty/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/o-henry-3281_boundaries_there-is-no-well-defined-boundary-line-b_193028.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 8 Honesty Dishonesty quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Honesty Dishonesty sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-dishonesty/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-dishonesty/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Honesty Dishonesty Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honesty-dishonesty/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```