Honesty Quotes

2237 Honesty quotes by 1349 unique authors

The cat has complete emotional honesty - an attribute not often found in humans. — Ernest Hemingway
Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the… — Stephen Covey
I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things. — Dan Rather
Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those… — Laozi
Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain. — Thomas Otway
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing. — Unknown Author
A cat has absolute honesty. — Ernest Hemingway
When we lose twenty pounds... we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius,… — Woody Allen
It is in scientific honesty that I endorse the presentation of alternative theories for the origin of the universe, life and man in the science… — Wernher von Braun
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty. — John Lyly
It is not without good reason, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying. — Michel de Montaigne
People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty. — Richard J. Needham
The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost… — E. V. Lucas
Truth allows you to live with integrity. Everything you do and say shows the world who you really are. Let it be the Truth. — Oprah Winfrey
Of all the animals, man is the only one that lies. — Mark Twain
Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. — Max Ehrmann
Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself. — William Shakespeare
There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is… — Mark Twain
Yes, even I am dishonest. Not in many ways, but in some. Forty-one, I think it is. — Mark Twain
All my life I have been honest-comparatively honest. I could never use money I had not made honestly-I could only lend it. — Mark Twain
I would much prefer to suffer from the clean incision of an honest lancet than from a sweetened poison. — Mark Twain
Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else. — Mark Twain
No man is straitly honest to any but himself and God. — Mark Twain
The insincerity of man-all men are liars, partial or hiders of facts, half tellers of truths, shirks, moral sneaks. When a merely honest man appears… — Mark Twain
....honest men are few when it comes to themselves. — Mark Twain

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