Sayingszone

It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.

A person is not given integrity. It results from the relentless pursuit of honesty at all times.

An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.

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.

Well, I tell you, if I have been wrong in my agnosticism, when I die I’ll walk up to God in a manly way and say, Sir, I made an honest mistake.

Son, always tell the truth. Then you’ll never have to remember what you said the last time.

An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie; for an excuse is a lie guarded.

The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?

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

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive!

No such thing as a man willing to be honest –that would be like a blind man willing to see.

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

To make your children capable of honesty
is the beginning of education.

Honesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people.

A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.

Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.

A little candor never leaves me. It is what protects me.

Who lies for you will lie against you.

Kindness and honesty can be expected only from the strong.

Don’t worry so much about your self- esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.

I am a big believer in the ‘mirror test.’ All that matters is if you can look in the mirror and honestly tell the person you see there, that you’ve done your best.

Who lies for you will lie against you.

The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.

If the truth doesn’t save us, what does that say about us?

Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else.

I would much prefer to suffer from the clean incision of an honest lancet than from a sweetened poison.

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve.

The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a saint.

If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

No man is straitly honest to any but himself and God.

Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else.

As a rule, we go about with masks, we go about looking honest, and we are able to conceal ourselves all through the day.

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.

Be true to your work, your
word, and your friend.

The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his income tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

The high minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.

Often, the surest way to convey information is to tell the strict truth.