Quotes about Honesty

The greatest want of the world is the want of men-men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

As we deal with our fellow men in petty dishonesty or in more daring fraud, so will we deal with God.

It may be the part of a friend to rebuke a friend's folly.

Don't lie about anything, ever. Lying leads to Hell.

A great nation does not hide its history. It faces its flaws and corrects them.

I pray Heaven to bestow the best blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.

I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

Do not suffer your good nature ... to say yes when you ought to say no; remember that it is a public not a private cause that is to be injured or benefitted by your choice

I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach.