Quotes about Honesty
I want to be simple. I think that we try - and we think when we grow up - that we have the truth, because we experience and stuff. But that bullsh*t actually.
— Stromae
Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
— Jimmy Carter
Truth without love is too hard; love without truth is too soft.
— John Stott
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may.
— William Hazlitt
Say the truth and shame the devil.
— Hugh Latimer
Truth is the only healthy place from which to speak. Assumption is the birthplace of godless chatter.
— Lysa TerKeurst
True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
— John Ortberg
We cannot settle for the pretenses of connection, or for the parodies of self-love.
— Audre Lorde
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
— Confucius
Truth without love is imperious self-righteousn ess. Love without truth is cowardly self-indulgence .
— Timothy Keller
Life is too short for us to keep important words, for example, 'I love you', locked in our hearts.
— Paulo Coelho
Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.
— Max Lucado