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Honesty Quotes by George Orwell
- To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out,…
- When I talk to anyone or read the writings of anyone who has any axe to grind, I feel that intellectual honesty and balanced judgement…
- Is not anyone with any degree of mental honesty conscious of telling lies all day long, both in talking and writing, simply because lies will…
More Honesty Quotes
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. — Aristotle
- Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. — Mary Kay Ash
- Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. — Isaac Asimov
- If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it. — Marcus Aurelius
- Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised,… — Jane Austen
- Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully. — Richard Bach
- The greatest truth is honesty, and the greatest falsehood is dishonesty. — Abu Bakr
- But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity… — Mikhail Bakunin
- When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. — Ansel Adams
- I want to be an honest man and a good writer. — James A. Baldwin
- Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just… — Antonio Banderas