Quotes and sayings about tag  honesty

43 Quotes

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

George Washington

As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal.

Harper Lee

Falsehood is never in words; it is in things.

Italo Calvino

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken.

Jane Austen

[H]iding how you really feel and trying to make everyone happy doesn't make you nice, it just makes you a liar.

Jenny O'Connell

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

Khaled Hosseini

She wanted to cause him pain for taking a place in her heart she wouldn't have given him if she'd known the truth.

Kristin Cashore

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

The truth may not set you free, but used carefully, it can confuse the hell out of your enemies.

Laurell K. Hamilton

I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?

Laurie Halse Anderson

To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.

Leo Tolstoy

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Mahatma Gandhi

What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life?The world would split open.

Muriel Rukeyser

Most of what I say is complete truth. My edit button is broken.

Myra McEntire

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.

Oscar Wilde

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