Honesty Quotes

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” ~ John Wooden

“Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.” ~ Chilon of Sparta

“As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself… Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.” ~ Nelson Mandela

“Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” ~ W. Clement Stone

“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Life to me is the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a game in which the rules don’t matter much. The rules matter a great deal. The game has to be played fairly or it is no game at all. And even to win the game is not the chief end. The chief end is to win it honorably and splendidly.” ~ Sir Ernest Shackleton

“Our lives improve only when we take chances – and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” ~ Walter Anderson

“Lying makes a problem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past.” ~ Rick Pitino

“One man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department. Life is one indivisible whole.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.” ~ French Proverb

“Be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present.” ~ Stephen Covey

“Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform cease to exist.” ~ Mary Kay Ash

“A good friend will always stab you in the front.” ~ Oscar Wilde

Honesty Quotes

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