Quotes about Honesty

To say a person is morally bankrupt is to say he or she is completely devoid of any decent moral qualities.

No subject is terrible if the story is true, if the prose is clean and honest, and if it affirms courage and grace under pressure.

Good writing is true writing. If a man is making a story up it will be true in proportion to the amount of knowledge of life that he has and how conscientious he is; so that when he makes something up it is as it would truly be.

Lie life through its fullest

Any form of betrayal can be final. Dishonesty can be final. Selling out is final. But you are just talking now. Death is what is really final.

The hardest thing in the world to do is to write straight honest prose on human beings.

Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don't make ripples all around you, don't try to be interesting, keep your distance, be honest, fight the desire to be thought fascinating by the outside world.

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by our intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.

A wise person seeks to make peace with the truth, especially when it's personal and even when it hurts.

Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by our intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you. 'I intended to bring you flowers, but I didn't.' 'I meant to finish this work on time.' 'I was going to be there for your birthday.

No matter how long it takes or how desperately a person battles or denies, the truth always — always — makes itself known.