Honesty Quotes

2237 Honesty quotes by 1349 unique authors

There is no well defined boundary line between honesty and dishonesty. The frontiers of one blend with the outside limits of the other, and he… — O. Henry
If men would avoid that general language and general manner in which they strive to hide all that is peculiar, and would say only what… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Festive alcohol sometimes leads to an excess of honesty. — John Donne
Who speaks the truth stabs falsehood to the heart. — James Russell Lowell
Nothing indeed can be a stronger presumption of falsehood than the approbation of the multitude. — David Hume
Life is a paradox. Every truth has its counterpart which contradicts it; and every philosopher supplies the logic his own undoing. — Elbert Hubbard
A disputant no more cares for the truth than the sportsman for the hare. — Alexander Pope
Veracity is the heart of morality. — Thomas Huxley
A man must not always tell all, for that be folly; but what a man says should be what he thinks. — Michel de Montaigne
An honest man's word is as good as his bond. — Miguel de Cervantes
Nobody speaks the truth when there's something they must have. — Elizabeth Bowen
Truth; that long clean clear simple undeniable unchallengeable straight and shining line, on one side of which black is black and on the other white… — William Faulkner
We no longer admit any other truth than that which is expedient; for there is no worse error than the truth that may weaken the… — Andre Gide
The truths of life are not discovered by us. At moments unforeseen, some gracious influence descends upon the soul, touching it to an emotion which,… — George Gissing
Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth. — Eric Hoffer
There is nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head. — Thornton Wilder
A man is not to aim at innocence, any more than he is to aim at hair, but he is to keep it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice. — Samuel Johnson
When I speak to you about myself, I am speaking to you about yourself. How is it you don't see that? — Victor Hugo
Be yourself and think for yourself, and while your conclusions may not be infallible they will be nearer right than the inclusions forced upon you… — Elbert Hubbard
There is ever a slight suspicion of the burlesque about earnest good men. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature forever puts a premium on reality. What is done for effect is seen to be done for effect; what is done for love is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
He who wishes to teach us a truth should not tell it to us, but simply suggest it with a brief gesture, a gesture which… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
To be believed make the truth unbelievable. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Granted the endless variations of moral customs, still the essential standards persist. As in a scientific laboratory, all else may change but the standards are… — Harry Emerson Fosdick

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