Dishonest Quotes

208 quotes by 183 authors

Anger cannot be dishonest. — Marcus Aurelius
The man of life upright has a guiltless heart, free from all dishonest deeds or thought of vanity. — Thomas Carlyle
Most critical writing is drivel and half of it is dishonest. It is a short cut to oblivion, anyway. Thinking in terms of ideas destroys… — Raymond Chandler
If I steal money from any person, there may be no harm done from the mere transfer of possession; he may not feel the loss,… — William Kingdon Clifford
There is one catagory of advertising which is totally uncontrolled and flagrantly dishonest: the television commercials for candidates in Presidential elections. — David Ogilvy
Yes, even I am dishonest. Not in many ways, but in some. Forty-one, I think it is. — Mark Twain
Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them. — Christian Nestell Bovee
It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be… — Samuel Smiles
Jokes are generally honest. Complete solemnity is always dishonest. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable; why one is honest, another dishonest; why one is moral, another immoral?… — Ezra Taft Benson
God help us, ma'am! Do you see what we saw? We saw that we'd been given a law to live by, a moral law, they… — Ayn Rand
Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced his son had… — Bill Cosby
We do many things at the federal level that would be considered dishonest and illegal if done in the private sector. — Donald T. Regan
One is most dishonest to one's god: he is not allowed to sin. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I had an abortion when I was 16. Because that's what I should have done. Otherwise I would now have a 20-year-old kid. Anyway, those… — Chelsea Handler
Today when the public thinks of the products of science it is likely to think about environmental problems, an unproductive armament industry, careless or dishonest… — Leo Kadanoff
Honesty is the foundation of a sound character and the keystone of all other virtues. It is the cement without which all other redeeming features… — William Grant Bangerter
The sum and substance of my teaching is this: Don't be dishonest to your vital breath; worship that only, abide in that only, accept it… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
On every dishonest man, there are two watchmen, his possessions, and his way of living. — Umar
Cynicism is the intellectual cripple's substitute for intelligence. It is the dishonest businessman's substitute for conscience. It is the communicator's substitute, whether he is advertising… — Russell Lynes

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