Quotes about Honesty

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.

You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it the tree is the real thing.

You may deceive all the people part of the time, and part of the people all the time, but not all the people all the time.

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor.

God's plan for you is to move you into a position of impact by infusing you with truth and employing you in prayer. You don't need to be a genius to do it. You don't need to learn ten-dollar words and be able to spout them with theological ease. You just need to bring your honest, transparent, available—and, let's just say it—your fed-up, over-it, stepped-on-your-last-nerve self, and be ready to become fervently relentless. All in His name.

Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly