honesty Quotes

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.

Avoid inquisitive persons, for they are sure to be gossips, their ears are open to hear, but they will not keep what is entrusted to them.

Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.

You are in a pitiable condition if you have to conceal what you wish to tell.

A good reputation is more valuable than money.

Pain forces even the innocent to lie.

Never promise more than you can perform.

It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.