Quotes on Truth Honesty

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted in important affairs.

Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

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

To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we must be truthful.

Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.

Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.

It is not without good reason, that he who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Always tell the truth. That way you don't have to remember what you said.

Truth never damages a cause that is just.

Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: a fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.

Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.