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Friends,' said Laurent, 'Is that what we are?'
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Damen said, with helpless honesty, 'Laurent, I am your slave. — C.S. Pacat

You are lost because you have not been being honest with yourself, and your life is largely unexamined and unexerted. — Bryant McGill

The nature of honesty is that if someone has information or knows something about you that you don't want heard, then they have power over you. — Ben Folds

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread. — Josh Billings

Veracity is the heart of morality. — Thomas Huxley

If there is one thing golf demands above all else, it is honesty. — Jack Nicklaus

Intuition is the voice of the spirit within you. — Morgan Llywelyn

In a world of lies and liars, an honest work of art is always an act of social responsibility. — Robert McKee

It is not important what would you do for your love, what matters is what have you been doing for it. — M.F. Moonzajer

Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza
Truthful man:
He who is, secretly, regarded by everyone as an enemy. — Idries Shah

A lot of lip service gets paid to being honest, but no one really wants to hear it unless what's being said is the party line. — Colin Quinn

Honesty is admired, and starves. — Juvenal

Truth may be unattainable, but honesty is not. — Stephen Watson

There is no glory in honesty if it is destructive. And no shame in dishonesty if its goal is to offer grace. — M.J. Rose

Integrity is never a given. It is a quality that can only be proven over time. — Gary Hopkins

What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men. — Vanessa Marcil

A good marriage takes effort, and honesty is a definite prerequisite. — Julie Garwood

There is something greater than wealth, grander even than fame - manhood, character, stand for success ... nothing else really does. — Orison Swett Marden

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education. — John Ruskin

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. — Richard Whately

Leadership's defining quality is honesty. To honesty, add fairness and consistency. — Cole C. Kingseed

Honesty is a gift we can give to others. It is also a source of power and an engine of simplicity. — Sam Harris

Honesty is all you need. — Cass Elliot

Your conscience is the measure of the honesty of your selfishness.
Listen to it carefully. — Richard Bach

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. — George Washington

Honesty is good sense, politeness, amiableness,
all in one. — Samuel Richardson

Once dishonesty is introduced, distrust becomes the hallmark of future dealings or associations. — Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

Knowledge is responsibility, which is why people resist knowledge. — Stefan Molyneux

The bourgeois novel is the greatest enemy of truth and honesty that was ever invented. — J.G. Ballard

Honesty is always the best policy. — George Washington

TV is a major force in our lives - a FORCE. It must be handled very carefully, both its censure and its artistic honesty. — Bill Bixby

The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. — Scott Hamilton

Honesty is too strong a drink to be unwatered all the time; rather it should be given in doses. — Richard Sapir

Every man is wholly honest to himself and to God, but not to any one else. — Mark Twain

Just as ripples spread out when a single pebble is dropped into water, the actions of individuals can have far-reaching effects. — Dalai Lama

It is not true that men can be divided into absolutely honest persons and absolutely dishonest ones. Our honesty varies with the strain put on it. — George Bernard Shaw

When I speak to you about myself, I am speaking to you about yourself. How is it you don't see that? — Victor Hugo

Anything that raises any internal honesty about gay life is inherently suspect. — Andrew Sullivan

The only time you seem honest is when you're insulting someone!"
"The only honest things I can say to you are insults. — Brandon Sanderson

Give and take.
Oil and water.
Yes, it is that simple! — Melody Carstairs

All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature — Michel De Montaigne

Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity. — Michel De Montaigne

The truth is like sunlight: It causes cancer. — J. Richard Singleton

honesty is hard work. — Spider Robinson

It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie. — Victor Hugo

Honesty is a suitor with piercing vision who isn't swayed by pretending and positioning. — Lysa TerKeurst

The wise man looks at death with honesty, dignity and calm, recognizing that the tragedy it brings is inherent in the great gift of life. — Corliss Lamont

There is always a way to be honest without being brutal. — Arthur Dobrin

No legacy is so rich as honesty (All's Well That Ends Well) — William Shakespeare

The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks. — Confucius

If you see any country that is advanced and developed today, it is because that society is fundamentally based on principles of truth and honesty. — Sunday Adelaja

The thing you do with a boy it is to show him all the to show. Don't hold nothing back. — Flannery O'Connor

Sometimes the one thing you need for growth is the one thing you are afraid to do. — Shannon L. Alder

If you are a finger, your honesty is the hand to make your existence worth living. — Munia Khan

It is my conviction that secrets are more costly in the long run than honesty. — Kathryn Harrison

There is nothing you will ever do that is more important than being honest about who you really are. — Bryant McGill

To be a child of the Third World is to be aware of the many different constituencies you have and how honesty and truth must always depend on context. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Just always be honest about your feelings. If everyone did that then the world would be a much simpler place. — Kiki Archer

Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends — Alexis De Tocqueville

What a fool honesty is. — William Shakespeare

What matters most is not 'what' you are, but 'who' you are. — DaShanne Stokes

Honesty is seldom ingratiating and often discomfiting. — Tom Stoppard

The true measure of life is not length, but honesty. — John Lyly

Honor is honesty to what is, not blind duty to what you wish to be. — Terry Goodkind

But do we know how to make love stay?'
I can't even think about it. The best I can do is play it day by day. — Tom Robbins

The way to happiness is by truth. Seek to be true in all things and you will have a foundation to build your future. — Shannon L. Alder

The most boring thing in the entire world is nudity. The second most boring thing is honesty. — Chuck Palahniuk

As with all other aspects of fiction, the key to writing good dialogue is honesty. — Stephen King

How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people. — Edward Benson

I think, in all honesty, the first place that someone in emotional distress should turn is their loved ones, and then to use professionals ... — Peter Kinderman

Trust is learning how you feel about yourself,
not how others feel about you.
Do you trust how you feel.
If not, why. — Ron W. Rathbun

The surest way to remain poor is to be honest. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Honesty is the best policy. — Benjamin Franklin

Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend. — Sean Covey

The truth is never dressed for the occasion. — Steve Maraboli

The quality an artist must have is objectivity in judging his work, plus the honesty and courage not to kid himself about it. — William Faulkner

Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie. — James Patterson

Honesty is the best policy. But insanity is a hell of a lot more effective in court. So your set, McMullen — Lois Greiman

Am I too blunt? If the truth is too hard to swallow, should I feed you soft lies? — Edward W. Robertson

What is more arrogant than honesty? — Ursula K. Le Guin

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business. — Harvey S. Firestone

People love honesty. Honesty is medicinal, I think. It makes people feel less lonely in the world. — Brad Listi

An honest man is always a child.
[Lat., Semper bonus homo tiro est.] — Martial

Honesty is a complex and tricky thing, and we don't want to be honest all the time. — Dan Ariely

Truth is a fundamental principle that is needed for any form of building or construction. So also is honesty. — Sunday Adelaja

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde

Being honest with yourself will help you recognize when someone is being honest with you. — Charles F. Glassman

When people don't respect one another seldom is there honesty. — Shannon L. Alder

Honesty is probably the sexiest thing a man can give to a woman. — Debra Messing

Being dishonest to himself is the biggest crime any human can make — Loknath

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure that there is one less scoundrel in the world. — Thomas Carlyle

Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is So.
Non-Truth, most succinctly defined is: That Which Is Not So. — Donald L. Hicks

He that first cries out stop thief, is often he that has stolen the treasure. — William Congreve

I will blame no enemy that is a good man, nor yet praise a friend that is bad — Theognis

Deanna's job (as counselor) is to keep us from deluding ourselves. — Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Guide Team

Honesty that can be trusted and respected is a very fragrant flower in the life of a Christian. — Aiden Wilson Tozer

The cruelty of fooled honesty is often great after enlightenment. — Thomas Hardy

To be direct and honest is not safe. — William Shakespeare

Honesty is such a nasty habit, dear. Like biting your nails. — Catherynne M Valente

Power does not corrupt; it merely elevates the degree in which something is done that has already been pursued. — Felix O. Hartmann