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title: "10 Honesty is Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [Honesty is love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-dunn/honesty-is-love/)

[Andy Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-dunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/andy-dunn-5159_honesty_honesty-is-love-638464_638464.png)

> [Honesty is always hip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patty-smyth/honesty-is-always-hip/)

[Patty Smyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patty-smyth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/patty-smyth-19229_always_honesty-is-always-hip-1755038_1755038.jpg)

> [Honesty is seldom ingratiating and often discomfiting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/honesty-is-seldom-ingratiating-and-often-discomfiting/)

[Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/tom-stoppard-437_honesty_honesty-is-seldom-ingratiating-and-often_2027583.png)

> [Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/honesty-is-the-fastest-way-to-prevent-a-mistake-from-turning-into-a/)

[James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/james-altucher-1597_failure_honesty-is-the-fastest-way-to-prevent-a_1549626.png)

> [I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/minka-kelly/i-think-brutal-honesty-is-extremely-important-don-t-be-afraid-of/)

[Minka Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/minka-kelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/minka-kelly-15860_about_i-think-brutal-honesty-is-extremely-impo_30672.png)

> [In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kapil-dev/in-the-long-run-i-believe-that-honesty-is-definitely-the-best-policy/)

[Kapil Dev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kapil-dev/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/kapil-dev-9797_away_in-the-long-run-i-believe-that-honesty-i_138646.jpg)

> [Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/honesty-is-about-the-scars-it-s-about-the-blemishes-but-it-s-more/)

[James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/james-altucher-1597_about_honesty-is-about-the-scars-it-s-about-th_109328.png)

> [The nature of honesty is that if someone has information or knows something about you that you don't want heard, then they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/the-nature-of-honesty-is-that-if-someone-has-information-or-knows/)

[Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/ben-folds-9125_about_the-nature-of-honesty-is-that-if-someone_1845628.png)

> [No one has any license to brag because he is honest. That should be natural instinct and, besides, if you are not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-comiskey/no-one-has-any-license-to-brag-because-he-is-honest-that-should-be/)

[Charles Comiskey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-comiskey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/charles-comiskey-39184_any_no-one-has-any-license-to-brag-because-h_689157.jpg)

> [I've realized I have to be very careful in what I say. I speak my heart out. Such honesty is not appreciated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonam-kapoor/i-ve-realized-i-have-to-be-very-careful-in-what-i-say-i-speak-my/)

[Sonam Kapoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonam-kapoor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/sonam-kapoor-7734_appreciated_i-ve-realized-i-have-to-be-very-careful_3151700.jpg)

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