Quotes about Honesty
What I discovered is that when God took the anger out of my heart, He also took the fear. I know that telling the truth makes enemies, but my message is right and just, and I have no desire to modify it to please others.
— Jesse Lee Peterson
God created man to work for his food and said that those who ate without work were thieves.
— Mahatma Gandhi
My work is to be honest. My work is to try to think clearly, then have the courage to make sure that what I say is the truth.
— Maya Angelou
It might be bold to put your work into the world unadorned, but it's probably ineffective.
— Seth Godin
Truth never envelops itself in mystery, and the mystery in which it is at any time enveloped is the work of its antagonist, and never of itself.
— Thomas Paine
The most any one can do is to confess as candidly as he can the grounds for the faith that is in him, and leave his example to work on others as it may.
— William James
Be transparent. Let's build a community that allows hard questions and honest conversations so we can stir up transformation in one another.
— Germany Kent
The truth no matter how hard it is to bear, must be accepted and confronted head on because it is real. Businesses and people who accept truth soar.
— Germany Kent
You can be sincere and still be stupid.
— Charles Kettering
God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.
— Stanley Hauerwas
The temple of truth has never suffered so much from woodpeckers on the outside as from termites within.
— Vance Havner
Truth is the first thing to be sought for, and Beauty and Goodness will then be added unto you.
— Mahatma Gandhi