Dishonesty Quotes

315 Dishonesty quotes by 241 unique authors

Vanity is a weakness. I know this. It's a shallow dependence on the exterior self, on how one looks instead of what one is. I… — Dennis Lehane
A dishonest yes is a no to yourself. — Byron Katie
Terrorism is a word with little content - it is a label for brutalities committed by ‘the enemy’, and from which one’s own acts of… — David Livingstone
Those who have the immense dishonesty to fight with a ballot box in one hand and a rifle in the other have no place in… — Neil Kinnock
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… — Clarence Darrow
The accumulation of genetic mutations were touted to be enough to change one species to another….No. It wasn’t dishonesty. I think it was wish fulfillment… — Lynn Margulis
Honesty doesn't always pay, but dishonesty always costs. — Michael Josephson
A doctrine insulates the devout not only against the realities around them but also against their own selves. The fanatical believer is not conscious of… — Eric Hoffer
Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a… — E. W. Howe
Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are… — Thomas Jefferson
The sanctified body is one whose hands are clean. The stain of dishonesty is not on them, the withering blight of ill-gotten gain has not… — A B Simpson
The great twin political problems of the age are the brutality of the right, and the dishonesty of the left. — Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Fella in business got to lie an' cheat, but he calls it somepin else. That's what's important. You go steal that tire an' you're a… — John Steinbeck
Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler,… — Benjamin Franklin
It is as easy to deceive one's self without perceiving it, as it is difficult to deceive others without their finding out. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The gain of lying is, not to be trusted of any, nor to be believed when we speak the truth. — Walter Raleigh
Lying is a most disgraceful vice; it first despises God, and then fears men. — Plutarch
All that one gains by falsehood is, not to be believed when he speaks the truth. — Aristotle
I didnt know I was mad about anything. I guess if the New York Times says I am, I must be. — Mark Cuban
I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse. — Oscar Wilde
The honest man must be a perpetual renegade, the life of an honest man a perpetual infidelity. For the man who wishes to remain faithful… — Charles Peguy
The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone… — Stephen Covey
The decisions we make, individually and personally, become the fabric of our lives. That fabric will be beautiful or ugly according to the threads of… — Gordon B. Hinckley
I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against… — Salman Rushdie
Do we understand the gravity of the sin of dishonesty? It is not only unchristian, it is anti-Christian...it is anti-Christ! Whether it be lying, or… — Mark E. Petersen

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