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I have the honesty to say I'm an Atheist. There is nothing that supports the idea of a personal God.
Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty. On the contrary, 'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.
I like honesty and fair play.
Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.
I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty, art, and on top of that stuff I'm actually sleeping with him.
Confession is an act of honesty and courage - an act of entrusting ourselves, beyond sin, to the mercy of a loving and forgiving God.
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.
When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing - when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors - when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you - when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice - you may know that your society is doomed.
There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, For I am armed so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind
Honesty is a principle, and we have our moral agency to determine how we will apply this principle. We have the agency to make choices, but ultimately we will be accountable for each choice we make. We may deceive others, but there is One we will never deceive. From the Book of Mormon we learn, "The keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel; and he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate; for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name." [2 Nephi 9:41]
...pay your tithes and offerings out of honesty and integrity because they are God's rightful due...Paying tithing is not a token gift we are somehow charitably bestowing upon God. Paying tithing is discharging a debt.
Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favour.
If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve.
I'd need an incredibly talented make up artist to make me look natural!
From your confessor, lawyer and doctor, hide not your case on no condition. [Is this a way of saying that honesty is the best policy?]
All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature
A tranquil conscience invites freedom from anguish, sorrow, guilt, shame, and self-condemnation. It provides a foundation for happiness. It is a condition of immense worth.
People must be changed...goodness cannot be legislated.
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