Honesty - Quotes

A nod of an honest man is enough. - English Proverb

An honest man is believed without an oath, for his reputation swears for him. - Eliza Cook

An honest man is like a plain coat, which, without welt or guard, keepeth the body from wind and weather, and being well made, fits him best that wears it; and where the stuff is more regarded than the fashion, there is not much ado in the putting of it on. So, the mind of an honest man, without trick or compliments, keeps the credit of a good conscience from the scandal of the world and the worm of iniquity, which, being wrought by the workman of heaven, fits him best that wears it to his service; and where virtue is more esteemed than vanity, it is put on and worn with that ease that shows the excellency of the workman. His study is virtue, his word truth, his life the passage of patience, and his death the rest of his spirit. His travail is a pilgrimage, his way is plainness, his pleasure peace, and his delight is love. His care is his conscience, his wealth is his credit, his charge is his charity, and his content is his kingdom. In sum, he is a diamond among jewels, a phoenix among birds, an unicorn among beasts, and a saint among men. - Nicholas Breton

An honest man is the man who keeps his own counsel, and will not divide the plunder. - Honore de Balzac

An honest man lives not to the world, but to himself. - Wellins Calcott

An honest man will continue to be so though surrounded on all sides by rogues. - Charles Caleb Colton

An honest man's word is as good as the king's. - Portuguese Proverb

Be honest about who you are, flaws and all. You never know who you are inspiring by simply being you. - Mandy Hale

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. - Sigmund Freud

Being honest may not get you a lot of friends, but it’ll always get you the right ones. - John Lennon

Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them. - Christian Nevell Bovee

Every act of dishonesty has at least two victims: the one we think of as the victim, and the perpetrator as well. Each little dishonesty makes another line rotten spot somewhere in the perpetrator's psyche. - Lesley Conger

Expression of affection, like putting your arm around someone's shoulder, holding hands, or giving a kiss good night, involve the principle of honest. - John Bytheway

He who says there is no such thing as an honest man, is himself a knave. - George Berkeley

Honest hearts produce honest actions. - Brigham Young

Honest manhood cannot be attained. It is. If a man is small, as an honest man he stands up and acknowledges he is small and only tries to do what a small man can do – and HE DOES IT. If an honest man is a blacksmith, he merely says he is a blacksmith and he tries to do what a blacksmith can do – and HE DOES IT. In all lines of life an honest man only holds himself out as being just what he is and tries to do the tasks he is able to do – and ALWAYS DOES THEM. An honest man cannot fail. - Honor L. Wilhelm

Honest men are the soft easy cushions on which knaves repose and fatten. - Thomas Otway

Honest men fear neither the light nor the dark. - Thomas Fuller

Honest people are never touchy about the matter of being trusted. - Ayn Rand

Honest people don't hide their deeds. - Emily Bronte

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control. - Don Marquis

Honesty is a person's most valuable asset. His or her good name, good reputation, and good word depend on the individual's quality of honesty. A business that operates under the principles of profound honesty is elevated within the community. It is respected and treasured. The absence of honesty is a liability to an individual or business. - James H. Merkel & Abdul Wahad Al-Falaij

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity. - Stephen Vincent Benet

Honesty is like an icicle - if once it melts that is the end of it. - American Proverb

Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. - James E. Faust

Honesty is the best policy. - Miguel de Cervantes / Aesop

Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honour, I lose myself. - William Shakespeare

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. - Mary Kay Ash

Honesty is the cruellest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone – and hurt them to the bone – you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time. - Dave Van Ronk

Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson

Honesty is the poor man's pork and the rich man's pudding. - English Proverb

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain’t lawful tender for a loaf of bread. - Josh Billings

Honesty maketh rich, but she works slowly. - German Proverb

Honesty prospers in every condition of life. - Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. - Lee Iacocca

I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy. - George Washington

I'd rather get bad news from an honest man than lies from a flatterer. - Ursula K. le Guin

I'm just honest, I like that I don't have to worry about what I say. I really don't have the time or energy to pretend and I don't want to live that way. - Angelina Jolie

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people. - Spencer Johnson

It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. - Noël Coward

Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door. - Vernon Howard

Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not. - Dean William R. Inge

Lies get people into trouble, but honesty is its own defence. - David Huddleston

Make yourself an honest man, and you can be sure there is one less rascal in the world. - Thomas Carlyle

No legacy is so rich as honesty. - William Shakespeare

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty. - Richard J. Needham

Sometimes honesty can be incredibly messy. - WM. Paul Young

The elegance of honesty needs no adornment. - Merry Browne

The hardest person to be honest with is yourself. - Unknown

The man who is brutally honest enjoys the brutality quite as much as the honesty. Possibly more. - Richard J. Needham

The plain truth is that honesty is critical to the moral fibre of every individual. Experts agree that people who are honest feel better about themselves. They are able to enjoy stronger friendships, are more successful in school and in other pursuits and, in the long run, have deeper, happier marriages. It is from honesty that so many other desirable traits spring forth. - Betsy Brown Braun

There is one way to find out if a man is honest. Ask him! If he says yes, you know he's crooked. - Groucho Marx

To be honest as this world goes is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. - William Shakespeare

We all need to know what it means to be honest. Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving. - James E. Faust

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. - Tabatha Coffey

When we are not honest, we are cut off from a significant resource of ourselves, a vital dimension that is necessary for unity and wholeness. - Clark Moustakas

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness. Listen to it carefully. - Richard Bach