Dishonesty Quotes

315 Dishonesty quotes by 241 unique authors

Sentimentality, the ostentatious parading of excessive and spurious emotion, is the mark of dishonesty...the wet eyes of the sentimentalist betray his aversion to experience, his… — James A. Baldwin
And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in masquerade. — Jodi Picoult
Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The instances of honesty that one comes across in this world are just as amazing as the instances of dishonesty. After forty-five years of mixing… — Ford Madox Ford
Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
And not only the pride of intellect, but the stupidity of intellect. And, above all, the dishonesty, yes, the dishonesty of intellect. Yes, indeed, the… — Leo Tolstoy
It is remarkable how I am never quite clear about the motives for any of my decisions. Is that a sign of confusion or inner… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
One is what one is, and the dishonesty of hiding behind a degree, or a title, or any manner and collection of words, is still… — Kay Redfield Jamison
The 'fires'n that produce thick, rarely innocent, often strategic smoke should therefore be scrutinized. they should be known and identified; and when they involve dishonesty,… — Tariq Ramadan
It seems to me a fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it's useful and not… — Bertrand Russell
For there to be betrayal, there would have to have been trust first. — Suzanne Collins
Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile. — Paulo Coelho
My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me. — Diana Wynne Jones
The refusal to take sides on great moral issues is itself a decision. It is a silent acquiescence to evil. The Tragedy of our time… — Fulton J. Sheen
Dishonesty increases disorder exponentially. It's hard enough to communicate when you're telling the truth. — Karen Marie Moning
By lying, we deny others a view of the world as it is. Our dishonesty not only influences the choices they make, it often determines… — Sam Harris
Violence never really deals with the basic evil of the situation. Violence may murder the murderer, but it doesn’t murder murder. Violence may murder the… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering. — Tullian Tchividjian
Take away someone’s fear, or low intelligence, or dishonesty . . . and you take away their compassion. Take away someone’s aggression and you take… — Veronica Roth
The vision I see is not only a movement of direct democracy, of self- and co-determination and non-violence, but a movement in which politics means… — Petra Kelly
Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many… — John Boyle O'Reilly
My father was a businessman. We had discussions about honesty and dishonesty. — John Cullum
Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish. — Gordon B. Hinckley
To be without guile is to be free of deceit, cunning, hypocrisy, and dishonesty in thought or action. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Honesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning. — Joseph B. Wirthlin

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