Quotes about Honesty
Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God.
- Pope John Paul II
Of all the animals, man is the only one that lies.
- Mark Twain
Self-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.
- Stephen Covey
I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles and oversized ears. I'm a geeks. I have tried not to hide who I am or what matters to me.
- Clay Aiken
Is there a difference between a man who thinks that honesty is the best policy, and an honest man?
- CS Lewis
The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it.
- William Faulkner
Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character.
- Brian Tracy
Honest speech does not seek secret places.
- St. Jerome
Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
- Stephen Covey
Let's tell the truth. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.
- Walter Mondale
The key to intimacy is the commitment to honesty and to the radical forgiveness necessary in order for honesty to be safe.
- Marianne Williamson
Let common sense and common honesty have fair play, and they will soon set things to rights.
- Thomas Jefferson