Honest Quotes - Page 2

• When in doubt tell the truth.

  Mark Twain

  Life, Truth, Honesty

  Following the Equator ch. 2, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

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• To be direct and honest is not safe.

  William Shakespeare

  Honesty, Safe, Not Honest

  'Othello' (1602-4) act 3, sc. 3, l. 376

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• An honest man is always a child.

  Socrates

  Children, Philosophy, Men

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• To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Honesty, Believe

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  William Shakespeare

  Inspirational, Trust, Children

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• Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway.

  Mother Teresa

  Being Yourself, Honesty, Vulnerable

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• Our lives improve only when we take chances.

  Walter Inglis Anderson

  Truth, Honesty, Risk

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• Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Practice, Political, Deception

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• Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

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• A few honest men are better than numbers.

  Oliver Cromwell

  Education, Truth, Honesty

  Letter to Sir William Spring, September 1643, in Thomas Carlyle 'Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches' (2nd ed., 1846)

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• I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest.

  Rodney Dangerfield

  Running, Respect, Romance

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• To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.

  William Shakespeare

  Success, Honesty, Men

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 2, sc. 2, l. [179]

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• You can't cheat an honest man.

  W. C. Fields

  Truth, Honesty, Wine

  Title of motion picture (1939).

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• Honor lies in honest toil.

  Grover Cleveland

  Success, Honesty, Work

  Grover Cleveland (1909). “Addresses, State Papers and Letters”

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

  George Washington

  Trust, Hope, Truth

  George Washington, Stephen Lucas (1999). “The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot”, p.46, Rowman & Littlefield

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  One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Strength, Inspiring

  "Pray It Forward: Daily Meditations" by Rowena Holloway, iUniverse, (p. 34), August 1, 2007.

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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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• Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Honesty, Men, World

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• We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Reality, Simplicity

  "Question time". Interview with Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

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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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• Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Life, Honesty, Future

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• Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.

  Billy Graham

  Hard Work, Complaining, Honestly

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• If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Honesty, Reading, Happy Girl

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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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• 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.

  Lee Iacocca

  Motivational, Teamwork, Honesty

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