Quotes About Honesty

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Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.

Edith Sitwell

I am reminded of the professor who, in his declining hours, was asked by his devoted pupils for his final counsel. He replied, "Verify your quotations."

Winston Churchill

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

Pietro Aretino

If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything.

Mark Twain

"The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and therefore should be treated with caution..."

J. K. Rowling

It is my belief that the truth is generally preferable to lies.

J. K. Rowling

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.

Mark Twain

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Oscar Wilde

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

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

George Washington