Quotes about Honesty

As for methods of prayer, all are good, as long as they are sincere.

Do not forget, do not ever forget, that you have promised me to use the money to make yourself an honest man.' Valjean, who did not recall having made any promise, was silent. The bishop had spoken the words slowly and deliberately. He concluded with a solemn emphasis: Jean Valjean, my brother, you no longer belong to what is evil but to what is good. I have bought your soul to save it from black thoughts and the spirit of perdition, and I give it to God.

Quant au mode de prier, peu importe le nom, pourvu qu'il soit sincère. Tournez votre livre à l'envers et soyez à l'infini As for how you pray, the words do not matter if they are sincere. Turn your prayer book upside down and face the infinite.

In days gone by, I stole a loaf of bread in order to live; to-day, in order to live, I will not steal a name.

The lancer put on the satisfied smirk of a bandit praised for his honesty.

Words can be liars, we must not blindly believe what they say.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.

I was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be.

The moment someone keeps an eye on what we do, we involuntarily make allowances for that eye, and nothing we do is truthful. Having a public, keeping a public in mind, means living in lies…

I have become so pessimistic that these days I'd even choose the truth over friendship.

If you want a person's faults, go to those who love him. They will not tell you, but they know.

"O' course I came to look arter you, my darlin'," replied Mr. Weller; for once permitting his passion to get the better of his veracity.