Honesty Quotes

One of the most basic core values is honesty."
Catherine Pulsifer, from HONESTY. . . A CORE VALUE?

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

"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress."
Mahatma Gandhi

"As you grew, we encouraged you to be open and direct.
As you leave, never lose your honesty with those whom you speak."
Catherine & Byron Pulsifer, from As You Grew

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

"A lie has speed, but truth has endurance."
Edgar J. Mohn

"I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."
George Washington

"If you tell the truth sooner or later somebody's going to find out."
Author Unknown, from Achieve Your Dreams

"To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful."
Edward R. Murrow

"Supporting the truth, even when it is unpopular, shows the capacity for honesty and integrity."
Steve Brunkhorst

"Honesty is vital for success in business as in life."
M. K. Soni

"The truth is more important than the facts."
Frank Lloyd Wright

"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."
W. Clement Stone

"We must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy."
George Bernard Shaw

"Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it."
Author Unknown, from The Road To Success is Always Under Construction

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

"Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story."
Max Ehrmann, from Desiderata

"If the truth doesn't save us, what does that say about us?"
Lois McMaster Bujold

"The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale."
Arthur C. Clarke

"Telling a truth is not only a matter of character, but is also a matter of appreciating factual situations and representing them without bias."
M. K. Soni

"A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on."
French Proverb

"Honesty is fearing a negative response and telling the truth anyway."
Michelle C. Ustaszeski

"Level with your child by being honest. Nobody spots a phony quicker than a child."
Mary MacCracken