Quotes about Honesty

If you give to a thief he cannot steal from you, and he is then no longer a thief.

The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.

Only an unwillingness to be open and honest can keep us from the conclusion that both reason and experience tell us that what the Bible says about us is true. We are without excuse if we remain in denial.

When you put it together, it looks like this: Our natural condition is weak and fallen and our temptations are numerous; God is infinitely holy, yet He offers forgiveness, grace and enabling power to those who get honest with Him and are willing to repent.

Never does a man portray his character more vividly than his proclaiming the character to another.

We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.

If a man is a fool, the best thing is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking.

If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."~

Having spent time around "sinners" and also around purported saints, I have a hunch why Jesus spent so much time with the former group: I think he preferred their company. Because the sinners were honest about themselves and had no pretense, Jesus could deal with them. In contrast, the saints put on airs, judged him, and sought to catch him in a moral trap. In the end it was the saints, not the sinners, who arrested Jesus.

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine.

Never write an advertisement which you wouldn't want your family to read. You wouldn't tell lies to your own wife. Don't tell them to mine.