Quotes about Honesty
Whether a man chooses to tell the truth in long sentences or short jokes is a problem analogous to whether he chooses to tell the truth in French or in German.
— GK Chesterton
If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
— Henry David Thoreau
If we dealt only with the false and dishonest, we should at last forget how to speak truth.
— Henry David Thoreau
All expression of truth does at length take this deep ethical form.
— Henry David Thoreau
There never was a liar that had not a spot in him where he could not help admiring truth.
— Henry Ward Beecher
All I want is the truth, just give me some truth
— John Lennon
Thy actions to thy words accord; thy words To thy large heart give utterance due; thy heart; Contains of good, wise, just, the perfect shape.
— John Milton
I wanted my players to always be searching, especially for truth. I wanted them to know what they believed and be able to defend it. Truth will always stand the test of scrutiny.
— John Wooden
Vitam impendere vero. To stake one's life for the truth.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Truth without humility would be an arrogant caricature.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Truth to me is infinitely dearer than the 'mahatmaship' which is purely a burden.
— Mahatma Gandhi
To avoid being drawn into error, keep a firm grip on the truth.
— Mark Twain