honesty quotes

“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”

— William Shakespeare

“I'm actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, 'Man, I said too much.' It's hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me. ”

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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
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— Thomas Jefferson

“It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”

— John Steinbeck

“Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.”

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.”

— Salvador Dali

“Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.”

“Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.”

— Franklin Roosevelt

“For a long time I tried to manage an honesty and openness about my personal life because I'm human and I'm normal - well, semi-normal. ”

— Johnny Depp

“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”

— Groucho Marx

“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

“We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.”

— Michelle Obama

“My first job in all honesty is going to continue to be mom-in-chief. Making sure that in this transition, which will be even more of a transition for the girls... that they are settled and that they know they will continue to be the center of our universe.”

— Michelle Obama

“You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.”

— Pope John Paul II

“Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

“I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.”

— Bertrand Russell

“With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.”

— John Steinbeck

“Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully.”

— Richard Bach

“Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”

— George Burns

“The most important thing in acting is honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.”

— George Burns

“Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will, much more a man who hath any honesty in him.”

— William Shakespeare

“The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.”

— Scott Hamilton

“The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.”

— Philip Sidney

“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.”