Honest Person Quotes

• Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Inspirational, Positive, Wisdom

  Thomas Jefferson (1854). “The Writings of Thomas Jefferson”, p.112

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• A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

  Chanakya

  Integrity, Cutting, People

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• Honest hearts produce honest actions.

  Brigham Young

  Honesty, Heart, Ethics

  Brigham Young (1858). “Journal of Discourses”

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• Honesty and loyalty are key. If two people can be honest with each other about everything, that's probably the biggest key to success.

  Taylor Lautner

  Loyalty, Honesty, Keys

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• Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Inspiring, Kindness, Honesty

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

  John Ruskin

  Trust, Children, Truth

  John Ruskin (1868). “Time and Tide, by Weare and Tyne. Twenty-five letters to a Working Man of Sunderland (Thomas Dixon) on the laws of work ... Second edition”, p.37

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  The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

  Zig Ziglar

  Love, Success, Faith

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Dec 03, 2014

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• Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess.

  Josh Billings

  Honesty, Ethics, Wealth

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• We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

  Michelle Obama

  Honesty, Integrity, Squares

  Speeach at the Democratic National Convention, www.npr.org. September 04, 2012.

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• Success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square.

  Michelle Obama

  Honesty, Squares, Shortcuts

  Democratic National Convention Speech, www.npr.org. September 04, 2012.

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• Treat the world the way you want to be treated.

  Mike Tyson

  Respect, Honesty, Kindness

  Source: www.esquire.com

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

  Kin Hubbard

  Truth, Honesty, People

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• Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

  George Burns

  Funny, Success, Fake People

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• Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.

  James E. Faust

  Truth, Honesty, Integrity

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• The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.

  John Lyly

  Inspirational, Honesty, Life Is

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• Honesty is always the best policy.

  George Washington

  Honesty, Supposing That, Candor

  George Washington, John Jay, Jared Sparks (1850). “Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States of America”, p.46, New York : J. Wiley

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• It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

  Noel Coward

  Honesty, Lying, People

  Noel Coward (1979). “Plays, four”, Methuen Drama

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• Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

  Salvador Dali

  Cheating, Art, Honesty

  "People" Magazine, September 27, 1976.

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• There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.

  Frank Ocean

  Honesty, Magic, Openness

  "Frank Ocean: On Channel Orange, Meeting Odd Future, and His Tumblr Letter". Interview with Amy Wallace, www.gq.com. November 20, 2012.

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• Just be truthful - and if you can fake that, you've got it made.

  Barbara Stanwyck

  Success, Fake People, Truth

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• Drawing is the honesty of the art.

  Salvador Dali

  Art, Honesty, Drawing

  "People" Magazine, September 27, 1976.

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• In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.

  Kapil Dev

  Running, Honesty, Believe

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• When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.

  A. R. Rahman

  Honesty, Commitment, Input

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• Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Sarcastic, Money

  Mark Twain (2012). “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain: A Book of Quotations”, p.33, Courier Corporation

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• Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.

  Ed McMahon

  Honesty, Army, Important

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