Quotes about Honesty
In days gone by, I stole a loaf of bread in order to live; to-day, in order to live, I will not steal a name.
- Victor Hugo
The lancer put on the satisfied smirk of a bandit praised for his honesty.
- Victor Hugo
Words can be liars, we must not blindly believe what they say.
- Victor Hugo
We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be.
- Milan Kundera
The moment someone keeps an eye on what we do, we involuntarily make allowances for that eye, and nothing we do is truthful. Having a public, keeping a public in mind, means living in lies…
- Milan Kundera
I have become so pessimistic that these days I'd even choose the truth over friendship.
- Milan Kundera
If you want a person's faults, go to those who love him. They will not tell you, but they know.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
"O' course I came to look arter you, my darlin'," replied Mr. Weller; for once permitting his passion to get the better of his veracity.
- Charles Dickens
Truthfulness is the main element of character.
- Brian Tracy
Guard your integrity as a sacred thing; nothing at last is sacred except the integrity of your own mind.
- Brian Tracy
You will have many ups and downs in life, but what is most important is that you remain "true to yourself." Then, as Shakespeare said, "thou can'st not then be false to any man.
- Brian Tracy