Honesty Quotes · Page 85

Obedience simulates subordination as fear of the police simulates honesty.

— George Bernard Shaw

“Thieves and liars kill indirectly, unintentionally, and with no other weapon than their tongues and malice.”

— A.E.H. Veenman

Don’t be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day.

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

I am honest in what I do and I think people respond to that honestly.

— Shweta Menon

A piercing satire, a poignant family drama and an investigation of the competing claims of honesty, loyalty, ambition and love.

— A. O. Scott

“Knowledge is knowing the rules; wisdom is knowing when to break them.”

— Anamikos

“Honesty is the only sign of those who expect nothing from anyone.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“it is difficult to adjust our outer and inner life with perfect honesty to all!”

— Thomas Hardy

Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did, and is convinced that her son will never…

— Martin Andersen Nexø

Facing yourself is a question of honesty rather than condemning yourself. Good or bad the idea is simply to face the facts.…

— Chogyam Trungpa

My main trick is to work with amazing people. It's a long and twisty journey, and you need people that really are…

— Lucy Walker

Honesty is not necessarily the best policy. The best policy would be to acquire a reputation for honesty and then to cheat…

— William Lyon Phelps

To be a person of respect and of commanding character follow principal of trust, honesty and transparency. In the process be assertive,…

— Dr Anil Kr Sinha

Detachment is not about refusing to feel or not caring or turning away from those you love. Detachment is profoundly honest, grounded…

— Sharon Salzberg

The real truthfulness of all works of imagination, sculpture, painting, and written fiction, is so purely in the imagination, that the artist…

— Anonymous

I'm a student of Eric Church, and I say that a lot... I was drawn to it because of the honesty and…

— Luke Combs

Make mistakes im sure you do too. im not always right because I havent turned into a robot i have a lot…

— Rachel Copeland

Golf teaches you honesty. It teaches you discipline. It gives you a strong appreciation of nature. And personal responsibility, something that lacks…

— George W. Bush

And what is true education? It is awakening a love for truth; giving a just sense of duty; opening the eyes of…

— David O. McKay

“So what else can I tell you?" I asked. "I mean, to get you to reveal Lily to me." She triangled her…

— David Levithan

“Thais looked up from the book. For a moment he considered telling Kathel he didn't really see anything, but knew it would…

— Madison Thorne Grey

We hear a lot about the notion of objectivity, and I'm not sure I know what that is. I know what fairness…

— Peter Turnley

If you're going to live in a community, you have to refrain from killing one another and stealing from one another. You…

— John Shelby Spong

As a teenager I started painting and playing guitar...Music has been my playmate, my lover, and my crying towel...This song ("Until It's…

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

The most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth. For all beauty is truth.

— Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character.

— Brian Tracy

Avoid dishonest gain: no price can recompence the pangs of vice.

— Benjamin Franklin

Social media is your opportunity to reach a massive number of people with transparency, honesty, and integrity.

— Anonymous

Be Honest when you are with your kids, because you see your past in their eyes and they see their future in…

— Nishan Panwar

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

— Richard M. Nixon

“The need to prove who you are will vanish once you know who you are.”

— Danielle Pierre

To have true integrity, poise, and courage is to be attuned to the silent and invisible nature within you.

— John O'Donohue

Choose a guy who will take you to his house to meet his parents not his bedroom.

— Pj

Industry, economy, honesty, and kindness form a quartet of virtues that will never be improved upon.

— Anonymous

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

— Noel Coward

I have tried if I could reach that great resolution . . . to be honest without a thought of Heaven or Hell.

— Thomas Browne

I really don't ask or expect much from people, just loyalty and honesty.

— Anonymous

Satisfaction is real sense of fulfillment & that comes from honesty to your assigned work.

— DrAnil Kr Sinha

Birds don't need bridges to cross precipices and honourable men with honesty wings to cross precipices of slander.

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

True friendship is based on trust, honesty and sincere generosity of our hearts.

— Anonymous