Quotes about Honesty

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who is for or against it.

the truth can be quickly received, or received at all, only by the sinner who knows and admits that he is guilty of having sinned much. Stated another way: only guilt admitted accepts truth.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against.

I am not educated, nor am I an expert in any particular field but I am sincere, and my sincerity is my credentials

They called me 'the angriest Negro in America.' I wouldn't deny that charge. I spoke exactly as I felt. 'I believe in anger. The Bible says there is a time for anger.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

Goodness—what defines a good person. Keep to it in everything you do.

Justice: so that you'll speak the truth, frankly and without evasions, and act as you should—and as other people deserve.

It is precisely its unorthodox touches—its intimation of the idea of a personal god, its flashes of vulnerability and pain, its unwavering commitment to virtue above pleasure and to tranquillity above happiness, its unmistakable stamp of an uncompromisingly honest soul seeking the light of grace in a dark world—that lend the work its special power to charm and inspire.

Perfection of character: to live your last day, every day, without frenzy, or sloth, or pretense

Don't imagine that something is good for you if, in pursuing it, you must break a promise, harm anyone else, lose self-respect, act hypocritically, or hide in shame.