Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. Votes: 7
Albert EinsteinHonesty is of God and dishonesty of the devil; the devil was a liar from the beginning. Votes: 5
Joseph B. WirthlinHonesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. Votes: 5
James E. FaustHonesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. Votes: 3
Mother TeresaThe high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. Votes: 3
Scott HamiltonHonesty and wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense! Votes: 3
Nathaniel HawthorneHonesty, like any inclination, can become a ruling passion, a monomania almost. Votes: 3
Sena Jeter NaslundHonesty is stronger medicine than sympathy, which may console but often conceals. Votes: 3
Gretel EhrlichHonesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment. Votes: 3
William McKinleyHonesty is not only the first step toward greatness, it is greatness itself. Votes: 3
Christian Nestell BoveeHonesty, willingness to exert oneself, friendship - all these things shaped me too. Votes: 3
Rafael NadalHonesty has become the second best policy with your spouseâ¦discretions apply elsewhere Votes: 3
Amit AbrahamNational transformation is also attainable through the simple principle of Truth and Honesty Votes: 3
Sunday AdelajaHonesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure. Votes: 3
James AltucherHonesty is a big deal, and when your honest everything will fall into place. Votes: 3
Gabrielle DennisHonesty in politics is the result of strength; hypocrisy is the result of weakness. Votes: 3
Vladimir LeninHonesty is one part of eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves. Votes: 3
William HazlittHonesty towards yourself. Looking into your mirror, any time all the time will guide. Votes: 3
Jacob Gelt DekkerHonesty is telling the truth to ourselves and others. Integrity is living that truth. Votes: 3
Ken BlanchardTruth and Honesty: this principle could bring about healing and harmony in any nation. Votes: 3
Sunday AdelajaA lawyer's dealings should be just and fair; Honesty shines with great advantage there. Votes: 3
William CowperHonesty and vulnerability endear us to people; they don't endanger us in our relationship. Votes: 3
Max LucadoHonesty and unpopular opinions are the toughest sell in a country with an irony-deficiency. Votes: 3
Greg ProopsSelf-Development Quotes on: Courage, Honesty Any kind of lasting success is rooted in honesty. Votes: 3
Russell SimmonsHonesty - however dangerous - should be as valuable as radium it seems to me ... Votes: 3
Marianne MooreFor all Men would be Cowards if they durst: And Honesty's against all common Sense. Votes: 3
John WilmotHonesty may not be the best policy, but it is worth trying once in a while. Votes: 3
Richard M. NixonHonesty is what brings people to change and that's what i'm trying to learn in life. Votes: 3
Hayley WilliamsHonesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it. Votes: 3
Ray BlantonHonesty with ourselves & others gets us sober, but it is tolerance that keeps us that way. Votes: 3
Bill W.I never ask for nothin' I don't demand of myself. Honesty, loyalty, friends and then wealth Votes: 3
Jay-ZHonesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion. Votes: 3
Brooke ShieldsHonesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress. Votes: 3
Judith MartinHonesty is making our words align with reality. Integrity is making reality align with our words. Votes: 3
Michael HyattHonesty is a complex and tricky thing, and we don't want to be honest all the time. Votes: 3
Dan ArielyHonesty is often the best policy, but sometimes the appearance of it is worth six of it. Votes: 3
Mark TwainHonesty. Sobriety. My virginity. No way to regain the first two, I almost gave away the last. Votes: 3
Ellen HopkinsHonesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous. Votes: 3
Charles H. BrowerPeople love honesty. Honesty is medicinal, I think. It makes people feel less lonely in the world. Votes: 3
Brad ListiHonesty and interest are as intimately connected in the public as in the private code of morality. Votes: 3
Thomas JeffersonYou can know someone in a moment of Honesty than ever you can in a lifetime of Lies.. Votes: 3
JavanHonesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. Votes: 3
Richard WhatelyHonesty that can be trusted and respected is a very fragrant flower in the life of a Christian. Votes: 3
Aiden Wilson TozerHonesty is doing what you know or believe is right. Integrity is doing what is right and truthful. Votes: 3
Roy BennettHonesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. Votes: 3
Don MarquisPeace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. Votes: 2
Thomas JeffersonA lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Votes: 2
Charles SpurgeonA sarcastic person has a superiority complex that can be cured only by the honesty of humility. Votes: 2
Lawrence G. LovasikThe secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Votes: 2
Groucho MarxTo be truly positive in the eyes of some, you have to risk appearing negative in the eyes of others. Votes: 2
Criss JamiMoving forward without honest efforts is moving backwards in disguise Votes: 1
Constance Chuks FridayConfessions are meant to reveal universal truths through specific examples. Votes: 1
Yishai SchwartzStraightforwardness intimidates people. They prefer the veneer, despite what they claim. Votes: 1
Donna Lynn HopeConfidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity. Votes: 1
Michel de MontaigneThe tombstone over the grave of the conscience always reads: "Human Nature". Votes: 1
Stefan MolyneuxPeace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations...entangling alliances with none Votes: 1
Thomas JeffersonJust tell yourself a story that'll satisfy you and pretend he told it. Votes: 1
Catherynne M. Valentenever trust someone based on his wealth trust him based on his honesty Votes: 1
Mohammad Rishad sakhiNothing is more intolerable than to have admit to yourself your own errors. Votes: 1
Ludwig van BeethovenTrue honesty is what you are willing to admit to yourself without judgement! Votes: 1
Pollyanna DarlingPeace is letting it be. Letting life flow, letting emotions flow through you. Votes: 1
Kamal RavikantIt's funny; sometimes you learn the most from watching people display their worst. Votes: 1
Aliza LichtSelf-manipulation is our medication. Mythology is our drug. The only cure is honesty. Votes: 1
Stefan MolyneuxAnd everyone lived happily, thought maybe not completely honestly, ever after. The End. Votes: 1
Jon ScieszkaEvery man has his fault, and honesty is his.- Lucullus (Act III, scene 1) Votes: 1
William ShakespeareNations, like men, are wary of truth, for truth is too often not beautiful. Votes: 1
Addison Gayle JrEin ehrlicher Mann mag stecken, in welchem Kleide er will, man muss ihn lieben. Votes: 1
Gotthold Ephraim LessingIn your mind you are cheating somebody, but in reality you are cheating yourself. Votes: 1
Cyc JouzyTruth and honesty are some of the most powerful principles to developing a nation. Votes: 1
Sunday AdelajaDefinitions from Mulla Do-PiazaA fool: A man trying to be honest with the dishonest. Votes: 1
Idries ShahAny halfway clever devil would decorate the highway to Hell as beautiful as possible. Votes: 1
Criss JamiNothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery. Votes: 1
Fyodor DostoyevskyYou never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice more than you think. Votes: 1
Amaka Imani NkosazanaVulnerability is strength. It is being honest about who you are & about your experiences. Votes: 1
Tara EstacaanYou're only responsible for being honest, not for someone else's reaction to your honesty. Votes: 1
Kelli Jae BaeliAll facades fall sometime, then the mask comes off and the real heart is seen. Votes: 1
Jessiqua WittmanTo tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it. Votes: 1
Leo TolstoyAll things can be achieved but not through all means, some means are not proper Votes: 1
Constance Chuks FridayPut a thief among honest men and they will eventually relieve him of his watch. Votes: 1
Flann O'BrienThere is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart. Votes: 1
Haruki MurakamiThe most important decision we make is whether to be honestly fake or fake honesty. Votes: 1
Mohammad Rafiq TeliBetween video games and texting, how do our youth find the time to know everything? Votes: 1
L.M. FieldsMothers were the only ones you could depend on to tell the whole, unvarnished truth. Votes: 1
Margaret DillowayMagic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does. Votes: 1
Karl GermainFrom whomsoever one hears anything, it is wisdom to understand the true import of it. Votes: 1
ThiruvalluvarA wise man's goal shouldn't be to say something profound, but to say something useful. Votes: 1
Criss JamiThe bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented. Votes: 1
J. G. BallardThere's honesty embedded everywhere when you see the world through the eyes of a child. Votes: 1
JinvirleIntegrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people. Votes: 1
Spencer JohnsonDon't change your mind just because people are offended; change your mind if you're wrong. Votes: 1
Criss JamiThere is no love without respect.There isn't much truth if spoken without genuine honesty. Votes: 1
Alexandra ElleAnyone can possess, anyone can profess, but it is an altogether different thing to confess. Votes: 1
Shannon L. AlderWhoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters Votes: 1
Albert EinsteinIf we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it. Votes: 1
Marcus Tullius CiceroBeing the soothsayer of the tribe is a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Votes: 1
Anthon St. MaartenA man must be honest enough to make mistakes, if not he's just lying to you Votes: 1
Constance Chuks FridayWhy is it honesty when a man speaks his mind and madness when a woman does? Votes: 1
Sharon Kay PenmanAll things can be achieved but not by all means, for some means are not proper Votes: 1
Constance Chuks FridayIntegrity is never a given. It is a quality that can only be proven over time. Votes: 1
Gary HopkinsWhen you have wit of your own, it's a pleasure to credit other people for theirs. Votes: 1
Criss JamiI can take everything on her face at face value, and that's valuable in a friend. Votes: 1
David LevithanIf you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. Votes: 1
Virginia WoolfThe main trouble with being an honest man was that it lost you all your illusions. Votes: 1
James JonesKnowing to do the right thing, but playing stupid to oblige to it, is still lying. Votes: 1
Anthony LiccioneIf you are a finger, your honesty is the hand to make your existence worth living. Votes: 1
Munia KhanI love you. That never changed eversince that day you walked right in front of me. Votes: 1
marge baylinYou know there's no such thing as a complete lie. There's always some truth in there. Votes: 1
David LevithanIn the end, there's only one thing you can believe. Bodies are honest; they don't lie. Votes: 1
Megan ChanceA taste for ostentation is rarely associated in the same souls with a taste for honesty Votes: 1
Jean-Jacques RousseauWhen truth and honesty is absent in the nation, it relates not just to the politicians. Votes: 1
Sunday AdelajaIt's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. Votes: 1
Noel CowardIntegrity is doing the right thing when nobody's watching, doing as you say you would do. Votes: 1
Roy BennettSome concepts are so incredibly risky they take an honest fool to try to articulate them. Votes: 1
Criss JamiYou cannot climb up to a true leadership position unless you use the ladder of integrity! Votes: 1
Israelmore AyivorTricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest. Votes: 1
Benjamin FranklinIn the long run most short cuts are flawed - especially on journeys to 'so-called' success Votes: 1
Rasheed OgunlaruThe truth exposes some people so deeply, their last defense is to front a carefree insanity. Votes: 1
Criss JamiIf you know, say it, and if you don't know, be honest and say you don't know. Votes: 1
Abhishek RatnaTo be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Votes: 1
William ShakespeareThe eye of danger and the face of fear are what really pull off a person's mask. Votes: 1
Criss JamiYou don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too. Votes: 1
Anne LamottDon't thank me for telling the truth when it would have been mercy to lie to you. Votes: 1
Marissa MeyerIn a nutshell, I am not unaware of my failings. Neither am I a stranger to irony. Votes: 1
Mordecai RichlerSometimes the one thing you need for growth is the one thing you are afraid to do. Votes: 1
Shannon L. Alderhigh in morality,high in honesty a person or a group is most lonely on this planet . Votes: 1
lity munshiTolerance! The virtue that makes one bite his tongue so that he can tear out his hair. Votes: 1
Criss JamiWho you are in public is a test of your conviction; who you are in private, integrity. Votes: 1
Criss JamiWhat does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege? Votes: 1
DaShanne StokesPeople seem to overlook an old man losing his mind if he occasionally made light of it. Votes: 1
Marissa MeyerWhat would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?The world would split open. Votes: 1
Muriel RukeyserAs long as we only have to lie to the enemy, it's honest enough for me.-Captain Tagon Votes: 1
Howard TaylerExcept for in politics, no one likes to follow an idea without a firm base to walk on Votes: 1
Alexander SchastakThis is almost always the case: A piece of art receives its f(r)ame when found offensive. Votes: 1
Criss JamiThe definition of a professional is one who does a job well even when they don't like it. Votes: 1
Alan SheinwaldIf you want your lie to be believed then you need to speak thousand truths before you lie. Votes: 1
Amit KalantriThe less you look to others,the more you find in yourself.What have you found in yourself. Votes: 1
Ron W. RathbunCynic, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are not as they ought to be. Votes: 1
Ambrose BierceThe trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. Votes: 1
Norman Vincent PealeAy,sir;to be honest,as this world goes,is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Votes: 1
William ShakespeareWhen a man really tells the truth, the first truth he tells is that he himself is a liar. Votes: 1
G.K. ChestertonI mean, you want the truth as you wanna hear it? I can't do that. You couldn't afford me. Votes: 1
Keith MoonI got a boob job on my butt, and be honest here, does this bra make my ass look fat? Votes: 1
Jarod KintzWe would not be who we are today if it had not been for the lives that we have lived. Votes: 1
Desmond BournonSelf-honesty is absolutely necessary in the practice of Buddhism.
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount CherwellAll kinds of frankness and honesty are terrible crimes in the eyes of society.
Jean-Jacques RousseauSimple honesty is so remarkable a quality. It is of the very essence of Integrity.
Gordon B. HinckleyIf honesty did not exist, we ought to invent it as the best means of getting rich.
Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de MirabeauOnly a life of goodness and honesty leaves us feeling spiritually healthy and human.
Harold S. KushnerIf honesty were suddenly introduced into American life, the whole system would collapse.
George CarlinIn our lives, when we do not create something out of total honesty, it cannot last long.
Henry ChangA commentary on the times is that the word 'honesty' is now preceded by 'old-fashioned.'
Larry WaltersThe most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth. For all beauty is truth.
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury[Islam] inspires countless individuals to lead lives of honesty, integrity, and morality.
George W. BushI have Indian Blood in me. I have just enough white blood for you to question my honesty!
Will RogersThe only security lies in individual, personal honesty, The law cannot make people honest.
Albert E. BowenRich honesty dwells like a miser, Sir, in a poor house; as your pearl in your foul oyster.
William ShakespeareIt is up to each voter to evaluate honesty and competency in a factual, therefore fair way.
Bill O'ReillyI really believe there's more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output.
Andrew BirdI don't have fights with actors. In absolute honesty, I've never fought with any actor ever.
Baz LuhrmannSome men, under the notion of weeding out prejudice, eradicate virtue, honesty and religion.
Jonathan SwiftEmancipated' women found out that the honesty, generosity, and camaraderie of men was a lie.
Shulamith FirestoneThe most boring thing in the entire world is nudity. The second most boring thing is honesty.
Chuck PalahniukAbsolute honesty is as absurd an abstraction as an absolute temperature or an absolute value.
George Bernard ShawIn show business the key word is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, the rest is easy.
George BurnsHow is it that society professes to embrace the value of honesty when so few are found of it?
Wes FeslerLet none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.
William Ralph IngeWhen experience flies into realms that language cannot touch, honesty demands beyond-language.
David James DuncanIf you were going to be successful in the world of crime, you needed a reputation for honesty.
Terry PratchettIf honesty did not exist, it would have to be invented, as it is the surest way of getting rich.
Earl NightingaleAt a time when political correctness is valued over honesty I would also like to say, 'Right on!
Madonna CicconeI think honesty is a big part. Because when you sing live, you want the audience to believe you.
Pixie LottHonest and courageous people have very little to say about either their courage or their honesty.
Hosea BallouThe critics who love are the severe ones . . . we know our relationship must be based on honesty.
Judith CristSelf-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.
Stephen CoveyI think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me.
Alison KraussFor them that think death's honesty won't fall upon them naturally life sometimes must get lonely.
Bob DylanIf all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve
Georg C. LichtenbergIndustry, economy, honesty and kindness form a quartet of virtue that will never be improved upon.
Jamie OliverI suppose all writers are crazy, but if they are any good, I believe they have a terrible honesty.
Raymond ChandlerI would just as soon listen to a gangster lecture on honesty as watch Hollywood portray the Bible.
Vance HavnerWhen you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.
A. R. RahmanI have the honesty to say I'm an Atheist. There is nothing that supports the idea of a personal God.
Ernst MayrThe English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty.
Karel CapekHe that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.
Samuel JohnsonLove isn't about honesty. It's about protecting the people you love from things that will hurt them.
Simone ElkelesIt seems so odd to me, an odyssey How honesty is honestly the rarest thing upon us Its astonishing.
Asher RothI think all those artists are artists who are appreciated because you believe their words and you appreciate their honesty in their music. If you don't appreciate the honesty in the music, the beat can be fly as hell but you'll never give an emcee props. Votes: 1 Talib Kweli
Callie always said Luce was incapable of brutal honesty and that was why she got herself stuck in so many crappy situations with guys whom she should have just told no. Votes: 3 Lauren Kate
I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business. Votes: 1 Harvey S. Firestone
Complete honesty has nothing to do with 'purity' or naivety. The full truth is unattainable to naivety, and the completely honest artist is not pure in heart. Votes: 3 Clement Greenberg
Nobody wants to rock their own life. But, on the other hand, when your life does get rocked, it affords you a certain level of emotional honesty. It liberates you to be who you really are. Votes: 3 Jonathan Tropper
Honesty, integrity, and accountability, the values, which should be the hallmark of this government, have instead been thrown under the bus by an arrogant majority, casualties in a misguided campaign to shield from accountability those who abuse this House. Votes: 2 Louise Slaughter
What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men. Votes: 1 Vanessa Marcil
When I go home, I try to raise my children with honesty and integrity and teach them to take care of the world and of each other. Votes: 5 Kevin Bacon
Industry, economy, honesty and kindness form a quartet of virtue that will never be improved upon. Votes: 3 Jamie Oliver
Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them. Votes: 3 Norodom Sihanouk
The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. Votes: 1 Zig Ziglar
Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives. Votes: 2 Gordon B. Hinckley
Protecting our kids from sexual abuse is not accomplished in a single conversation, but in ongoing conversations grounded in honesty and trust. Votes: 3 Carolyn Byers Ruch
All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about. Votes: 3 Nigel Kneale
Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. Votes: 2 Dennis Prager
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Votes: 2 Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it. Votes: 3 Mark Twain
But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts. Votes: 3 Gerrit Smith
A pick-up artist gave me a good piece of advice: the three most important things in a relationship are honesty, trust and respect, and if you don't have those, you don't have love. Votes: 1 Neil Strauss
I think the number one thing that I find important is the importance of honesty with your friends and your parents, if you can be. But I think that telling people how you really feel, being who you truly are, being safe and taking care of yourself is the most important thing. Votes: 3 Emma Stone
Love and honesty are the things that make a good wife and mother. Votes: 2 Jada Pinkett Smith
I look for these qualities and characteristics in people. Honesty is number one, respect, and absolutely the third would have to be loyalty. Votes: 1 Summer Altice
It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man's interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement. Votes: 5 Anthony Trollope
Every virtue inclines to stupidity, every stupidity to virtue; "stupid to the point of sanctity," they say in Russia, - let us be careful lest out of pure honesty we eventually become saints and bores! Votes: 3 Friedrich Nietzsche
Once you lose the honesty in a relationship, I mean, I think you don't have a relationship at all. Votes: 2 Elizabeth Gillies
Learn to deal with the fact that you are not a perfect person but you are a person that deserves respect and honesty. Votes: 3 Pandora Poikilos
My advice: write down everything you eat. It's amazing what that "self honesty" can do for you. (Do you really want to have to confess that doughnut? I thought not.) Votes: 3 Alton Brown
Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition. Votes: 3 Freeman Thomas
A pick-up artist gave me a good piece of advice: the three most important things in a relationship are honesty, trust and respect, and if you don't have those, you don't have love. Votes: 1 Neil Strauss
There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness. Votes: 10 Frank Ocean