Honesty & Truthfulness Quotes

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

Honesty is the best policy.

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

Purity is the feminine, truth the masculine of honor.

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

Friendship brings in a lot of honesty and trust into any relationship, especially a marriage.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

I think probably honesty is the biggest quality I look for in a relationship. Being exactly who you are with the other person.

Live truth instead of professing it.

Friendship brings in a lot of honesty and trust into any relationship, especially a marriage.

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

There are really four 'headlines' for me: honesty, integrity, hard work, and what I call a 'can-do' attitude. You could call that 'can-do' attitude optimism, but it is not Pollyannaish optimism. Rather, it is a 'we'll figure it out' type of mentality.

Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

Integrity reveals beauty.

I think honest communication, no matter where it comes from, is positive for a relationship.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

Integrity is critical to our lives - and to our dreams of achievement. We must remember that without integrity, nothing else matters and that with integrity, nothing else matters.

How can sincerity be a condition of friendship? A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.

Truth is a point of view, but authenticity can't be faked.

My parents taught me honesty, truth, compassion, kindness and how to care for people. Also, they encouraged me to take risks, to boldly go. They taught me that the greatest danger in life is not taking the adventure.

Asking in faith requires honesty, effort, commitment, and persistence.

Honest communication is a rare thing.

I like to see honesty out of people. People who are trustworthy. I like to see people who are involved with The Lord.

One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.

Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.

Truth is a tendency.

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges.

I think the most important thing for me in a relationship is honesty.

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.

Authenticity, living your truth, kindness - these are necessary virtues.

We talk about honesty, but the reality is we have lots of human values, and they are not all compatible. We don't always tell the truth about everything, no matter what the consequences.

Honor lies in honest toil.

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

Humility is truth.

If you're as honest and fair as you can be, not only in business but in life, things will work out.

Honesty lies in understanding our close and necessary relationship with not wanting to hear the truth.

Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.

There's nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.

In the last few years, the very idea of telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth is dredged up only as a final resort when the alternative options of deception, threat and bribery have all been exhausted.

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.

We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy.

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.