Honesty Quotes

2237 Honesty quotes by 1349 unique authors

When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it… — Audre Lorde
A sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility. — Lawrence G. Lovasik
I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art,… — Shirley MacLaine
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters. — Alan K. Simpson
Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress. — Maimonides
People may or may not say what they mean... but they always say something designed to get what they want. — David Mamet
Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time. — Horace Mann
What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men. — Vanessa Marcil
To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who… — Orison Swett Marden
Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. — Don Marquis
I just write songs that I strongly believe in and that are coming from inside. There's no tricks. It's honesty with big melodies. — Bruno Mars
A child, from the time he can think, should think about all he sees, should suffer for all who cannot live with honesty, should work… — Jose Marti
Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress. — Judith Martin
'Honesty' in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you're talking… — Judith Martin
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. — Groucho Marx
There's one way to find out if a man is honest - ask him. If he says, 'Yes,' you know he is a crook. — Groucho Marx
The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives. — Armistead Maupin
As a governor and senator, John Chafee set the standard for honesty and decency that the rest of us on our best days could only… — John McCain
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me… — H. L. Mencken
Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product. — Ed McMahon
It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. — Margaret Mead
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place. — H. L. Mencken
There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said. — Joni Mitchell
If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research. — Wilson Mizner
That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and… — Meredith Monk

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