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Quotes on Truth, Honesty and Integrity

    To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man. William Shakespeare   The exact contrary of what is generally believed is often the truth. Jean de la Bruyere   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   Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. Robert Breault   Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it. Mark Twain   We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square. Michelle Obama    All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being sel...

The Most Enviable of All Titles

    “I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington   “The time is always right to do what is right.” Martin Luther King, Jr.   “It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.”_ Noel Coward   “Character is much easier kept than recovered.” Thomas Paine   “Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward.” Laura Schlessinger   “To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.” John Ruskin   “Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” Samuel Johnson            

Quotes: Honesty is Greatness Itself

    "Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter." Tiger Woods   "The first step toward greatness is to be honest, says the proverb; but the proverb fails to state the case strong enough. Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," - it is greatness itself." Christian Nestell Bovee    "If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters." Alan K. Simpson   "Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds." Benjamin Franklin   "To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; credible we mu...

Honesty is the Best Legacy

    “If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.” Marcus Aurelius   “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” William Shakespeare   “Truth allows you to live with integrity. Everything you do and say shows the world who you really are. Let it be the Truth.” Oprah Winfrey   “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.” Zig Ziglar   “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Charles Spurgeon   “Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?” Marcus Tullius Cicero   “Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.” Sophocles “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   “Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation....