Honesty Quotes

2237 Honesty quotes by 1349 unique authors

If we will be true and faithful to our principles, committed to a life of honesty and integrity, then no king or contest or fiery… — Howard W. Hunter
While I can make no claim for having introduced the term "rugged individualism," I should be proud to have invented it. It has been used… — Herbert Hoover
A litterateur is not a confectioner, not a dealer in cosmetics, not an entertainer. . . . He is just like an ordinary reporter. What… — Anton Chekhov
EXCEPTION, n. A thing which takes the liberty to differ from other things of its class, as an honest man, a truthful woman, etc. — Ambrose Bierce
He who by an exertion of mind or body, adds to the aggregate of enjoyable wealth, increases the sum of human knowledge, or gives to… — Henry George
Absolutely speaking, Do unto others as you would that they should do unto you is by no means a golden rule, but the best of… — Henry David Thoreau
Party honesty is party expediency. — Grover Cleveland
Jokes are generally honest. Complete solemnity is always dishonest. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
When one wanted one's interests looking after whatever the cost, it was not so well for a lawyer to be over honest, else he might… — George Eliot
You have to choose between trusting to the natural stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of… — George Bernard Shaw
Honesty is incompatible with amassing a large fortune. — Mahatma Gandhi
Have you ever asked yourself why one person is honorable and another dishonorable; why one is honest, another dishonest; why one is moral, another immoral?… — Ezra Taft Benson
If we slide into one of those rare moments of military honesty, we realize that the technical demands of modern warfare are so complex a… — Ernest K. Gann
Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence of performance. . . . There will always… — James Bryant Conant
Because friends have to be brutally honest with each other. I'd feel terrible if I didn't tell you what I was thinking, especially at a… — Don DeLillo
I am looking for an honest man. — Diogenes
American business long ago gave up on demanding that prospective employees be honest and hardworking. It has even stopped hoping for employees who are educated… — Dave Barry
Necessity makes an honest man a knave. — Daniel Defoe
You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him. — Confucius
Weep for me, whoever has charity, truth and justice! I did not come on this voyage for gain, honor or wealth, that is certain; for… — Christopher Columbus
Don't make misrepresentations to anyone you deal with. If you believe the other person may have misunderstood you, correct any misunderstanding you find exists. Honesty… — Buck Rodgers
The method of "postulating" what we want has many advantages; they are the same as the advantages of theft over honest toil. — Bertrand Russell
What has once been settled by a precedent will not be unsettled overnight, for certainty and uniformity are gains not lightly sacrificed. Above all is… — Benjamin Cardozo
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy. — Ben Jonson
An honest man is one who knows that he can't consume more than he has produced. — Ayn Rand

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