Quotes about Honesty

Complete truthfulness is only possible where sin has been uncovered and forgiven by Jesus. Only those who are in a state of truthfulness through the confession of their sin to Jesus are not ashamed to tell the truth wherever it must be told. The truthfulness which Jesus demands from his followers is the self-abnegation which does not hide sin. Nothing is then hidden. Everything is brought forth to the light of day.

God as a working hypothesis in morals, politics, or science has been surmounted and abolished; and the same thing has happened in philosophy and religion (Feuerbach!). For the sake of intellectual honesty, that working hypothesis should be dropped, or as far as possible eliminated.

When someone shows you their true colors, believe them.

The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

If I have achieved anything in my life, it is because I have not been embarrassed to talk about God.

Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.

Integrity means that if our private life were suddenly exposed, we'd have no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed. Integrity means that our outward life is consistent with our inner convictions.

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.

Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.

Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.