Honesty Quotes

2237 Honesty quotes by 1349 unique authors

The father of a daughter is nothing but a high-class hostage. A father turns a stony face to his sons, berates them, shakes his antlers,… — Garrison Keillor
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The truth needs so little rehearsal. — Barbara Kingsolver
Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you. — Thomas Kretschmann
I think there's a form of honesty, because I used to be very honest with the press, and then it backfired on me, and I… — Shia LaBeouf
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. — Dalai Lama
I'm a firm believer in absolute honesty. — Frank Langella
Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect. — Stephen Leacock
Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest… — Ang Lee
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. — Bruce Lee
The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. — Harper Lee
The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is… — Robert E. Lee
If you're Obama, can you imagine being lectured to about honesty and integrity from a convicted perjurer, Bill Clinton? My gosh, folks, I mean, literally… — Rush Limbaugh
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people… — Abraham Lincoln
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. — Abraham Lincoln
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live… — Abraham Lincoln
No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. — Abraham Lincoln
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. — Abraham Lincoln
If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. — Abraham Lincoln
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong. — Abraham Lincoln
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible. — Abraham Lincoln
Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other… — Abraham Lincoln
When distant and unfamiliar and complex things are communicated to great masses of people, the truth suffers a considerable and often a radical distortion. The… — Walter Lippmann
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. — John Locke

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