Quotes about Honesty
It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie.
— Victor Hugo
In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
— Samuel Johnson
Truth in spirit, not truth to the letter, is the true veracity,
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Peace if possible but truth at any rate.
— Martin Luther
Truth leads to good deeds, and good deeds lead to Paradise. Falsehood leads to evil deeds, and evil deeds lead to the Fire.
— Anonymous
Say what is true, although it may be bitter and displeasing to people
— Anonymous
Don't be consistent but be simply true.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
When truth takes a backseat to ego and politics, trust is lost.
— Patrick Lencioni
Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.
— Ezra Taft Benson
I want to be me, and the Arizona Cardinals know what they are getting. They are not getting a kid that is going to say stupid things and piss people off unnecessarily. They are going to get a kid that everyone knows who they are getting every single day I walk into the building.
— Josh Rosen
True love will not brook reserve; it feels undervalued and outraged, when even the sorrows of those it loves are concealed from it.
— Washington Irving
There is nothing I value more in subordinates than their willingness to tell me I'm wrong, to challenge me, to sharpen my decision making. Surrounding yourself with sycophants and bootlickers is the surest route to failure.
— Bill Clinton