Honesty Quotes

"Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it…"

- Jonathan Swift

"Falsehood will fly, as it were, on the wings of the wind, and carry its tales to every corner of the earth; whilst truth lags behind; her steps, though sure, are slow and solemn."

- Thomas Francklin

"Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need."

- Ellen DeGeneres

"We learned about honesty and integrity – that the truth matters… that you don’t take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules… and success doesn’t count unless you earn it fair and square."

- Michelle Obama

"Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway."

- Elbert Hubbard

"'Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his."

- Benjamin Franklin

"Of what use is a philosopher who doesn’t hurt anybody’s feelings?"

- Diogenes

"The more honest you are, the more open, the less fear you will have, because there’s no anxiety about being exposed or revealed to others."

- Dalai Lama

"If I had been on ‘Bowling for Dollars’ I’d end up owing them money."

- Ricki Lake

"Over the line! Mark it zero, next frame"

- The Big Lebowski

"You’ve baked a really lovely cake, but then you’ve used dog shit for frosting."

- Steve Jobs

"I knew you couldn't drive, I didn't know you couldn't read."

- Doc Hudson

"You have more talent in one lug nut than a lot of cars have in their whole body. But you're stupid."

- The King

"I don’t like sand. It’s coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere."

- Anakin Skywalker

"No, I am not bitter, I am not hateful, and I am not unforgiving. I just don't like you."

- C. JoyBell C.

"Your journal is like your best friend. You don’t have to pretend with it, you can be honest and write exactly how you feel"

- Bukola Ogunwale

"Our pasts define us, yet memory is untrustworthy. By keeping a journal, I can capture those memories when they’re still reasonably fresh. Journaling helps me keep a narrative of my life. It keeps me honest with myself."

- John Dumas

"Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself."

- William Shakespeare

"Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway."

- Mother Theresa

"When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently. That was the point."

- Barack Obama

"I think the biggest mistake that salespeople make today is that they try to pretend they’re not salespeople."

- Irreverent Sales Girl

"Don’t get me wrong: fear can be a good thing, and there is no way you can eliminate it from your life. In fact, eliminating fear from your life is a lie, or it’s a mental illness. That’s it, nothing more. Anyone who says they don’t feel fear is a liar. Guys who say they don’t feel fear are full of shit or they’re plain crazy. Major denial issues."

- Georges St-Pierre

"I'm very glad you won that fight Matt, but I'm not impressed by your performance."

- Georges St-Pierre

"A lie is a very poor way to say hello."

- Edith Keeler

"Look, I'm a coach, I'm not Harry Potter. He is magical, but in reality, there is no magic. Magic is fiction and football is real."

- José Mourinho

"I’ve had 14 bookings this season; eight of which were my fault, but seven of which were disputable."

- Paul Gascoigne

"What are siblings for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention?"

- Claire Cook

"I’d rather tell you how I really feel."

- Drake

"I’m actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, ‘Man, I said too much.’ It’s hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me."

- Drake

"I'm actually here in front of you living the truth. I wake up in the morning and my heart is light, man. It's not heavy. I don't have skeletons in the closet on their way out."

- Drake