Quotes about Honesty

Rightly felt anger that's never expressed. You're angry, but you pretend everything's fine. You stuff your anger. You never speak about it. You never address the truth of your feelings. Repressing anger can be one of the most destructive things you can do. It poses a huge health risk. Not to mention you're living a lie.

He was utterly incapable of resisting the maneuvers of the mealy-mouthed scoundrel that the Neapolitan Vincentian, Bugnini,77 a man as bereft of culture as he was of basic honesty, soon revealed himself to be. Even

We often want one thing and pray for another, not telling the truth even to the gods.

I will govern my life and thoughts as if the whole world were to see the one and read the other, for what does it signify to make anything a secret to my neighbor, when to God, who is the searcher of our hearts, all our privacies are open?

Let us say what we feel, and feel what we say let speech harmonize with life.

It is much better to tell the truth than to compromise truth and have someone believe a lie. It is far better they hear the truth now than that they believe they can keep other idols in their life—and then one day, when it's too late, shockingly hear the Master say, "Depart; I never knew you, you who were deceived!

The truth is we are defined by our actions, not by our intentions.

True love doesn't flatter; it's truthful.

The bothersome noise of religious talk grows irksome when laid upon the living score of discordant behavior. Talkative's

Now I was, as they said, become godly; now I was become a right honest man.  But oh! when I understood these were their words and opinions of me, it pleased me mighty well.  For, though as yet I was nothing but a poor painted hypocrite, yet, I loved to be talked of as one that was truly godly. 

He who is down, needs fear no fall; He who is low, has no pride. He who is humble ever shall Have God to be his guide.

Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.