Quotes about Honesty

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

To get right with God, we need to utter three difficult words: "I have sinned." God cannot forgive the sin we will not confess!

An honest examination of Scripture leads to the conclusion that the Bible is thoroughly inspired but also thoroughly human. The human element in Scripture reflects the limitations and fallibility that are a part of all human perspectives and all human thinking. This human element can be clearly seen in at least three areas of Scripture.

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told the truth to the newspaper correspondents - but when you tell the truth to them they are at sea.

The pure truth, spoken in pure love, will always attract

Like Jesus, we must make the decision that we will never alter, amend, compromise, dilute, or mitigate truth to make our listeners more comfortable or to gain a following.

A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.

My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged.

Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie.

Without faith there is no truth, for that is all the truth is or ever was.

Somewhere between the honest truth and the deceptive lie is the deceptive truth and the honest lie.

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.