Honesty Quotes

2237 Honesty quotes by 1349 unique authors

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you. — Ernest Hemingway
For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for… — Patrick Henry
If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all. — Audrey Hepburn
Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby. — George Herbert
Understand this law and you will then know, beyond room for the slightest doubt, that you are constantly punishing yourself for every wrong you commit… — Napoleon Hill
Rough work, iconoclasm, but the only way to get at truth. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest… — Sam Houston
Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door. — Vernon Howard
Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk. — E. W. Howe
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. — Elbert Hubbard
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people. — Kin Hubbard
Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. — Victor Hugo
In all honesty I think that I've had a very normal life, even though I've been making movies since I was 9. — Josh Hutcherson
I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what… — Lee Iacocca
The true civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims for himself. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are… — Washington Irving
There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world. — Thomas Jefferson
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. — Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. — Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is something you can't wear out. — Waylon Jennings
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. — Samuel Johnson
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. — Samuel Johnson
It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably. — Immanuel Kant
From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned. — Immanuel Kant

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