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Was it necessary to tell me that you wanted nothing in the world but me?'The corners of his mouth dr...

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He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather...

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He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather...

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He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather...

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He that doth not as other men do, but endeavoureth that which ought to be done, shall thereby rather...

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Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.

Craigengelt, you are either an honest fellow in right good earnest, and I scarce know how to believe...

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Walter ScottThe Bride of Lammermoor

Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.

Honesty is the great essential. It exalts the individual citizenship, and, without honesty, no man d...

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Is the prison that Mr. Scoundrel lives in at the end of his career a more uncomfortable place than t...

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I say what other people only think, and when all the rest of the world is in a conspiracy to accept ...

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Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest

And even a liar can be scared into telling the truth, same as honest man can be tortured into tellin...

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The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to liv...

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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

...The happy Warrior... 'tis he whose law is reason; who depends upon that law as on the best of fri...

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Each time we don't say what we wanna say, we're dying.

No human being can be so honest as to become completely false.

Full stories are as rare as honesty.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life … all areas of life.

Monsieur Josserand died very quietly - a victim of his own honesty. He had lived a useless life, and...

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Never subject to the rules, believing that the correct judgement and healthy nature keep her in the ...

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I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live ...

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You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can...

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If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and e...

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The prudent man is always sincere, and feels horror at the very thought of exposing himself to the d...

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Adam SmithThe Theory of Moral Sentiments

The prudent man always studies seriously and earnestly to understand whatever he professes to unders...

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Adam SmithThe Theory of Moral Sentiments

Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth.

When you find that people are not telling you the truth---look out!

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Agatha ChristieThe Mysterious Affair at Styles

Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harde...

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Akira KurosawaSomething Like an Autobiography

Superstars come and go. I want to make sure I am always a producer's actor. I may be refused to be c...

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You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.

Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.

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Albert CamusThe Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

I received your letter of June 10th. I have never talked to a Jesuit priest in my life and I am asto...

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Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters

The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. "One word of truth outwei...

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You should have seen him,” she said. “A real ladies’ man. Stuff in his hair. Dark glasses. Fancy sho...

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Alexander McCall SmithThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

An honest man's the noblest work of God.

Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by thei...

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Learn to access the cosmic trust. Life will be easy.

This is my thesis: Do you know what is needful to turn an honest man into a rogue! A change of scene...

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Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating ...

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André GidePretexts;: Reflections on literature and morality

In a world in which everyone cheats, it's the honest man who passes for a charlatan.

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André GideThe Counterfeiters

You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly abo...

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Anne LamottBird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.

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Anne LamottBird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Idle Jeffrey, when asking his cousin for money: "I fear I have not a mercenary tendency." The Chance...

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The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroo...

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To admit what you see endangers principles.

...he'll come back. We all come back, kate. These private little revolutions always die. The comprom...

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With people of limited ability modesty is merely honesty. But with those who possess great talent it...

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People hate to see their vices depicted, but vice is terrible and it should be depicted.

What gets me about the United States is that it pretends to be honest and therefore has so little ro...

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Audre LordeSister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

Integrity is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake your consciousness, just as honesty is...

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When the name of Gail Wynand became a threat in the publishing world, a group of newspaper owners to...

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A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards...in order to appeal to the irrationalit...

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Ayn RandThe Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism

She was one of those people who are irrevocably, incurably honest and therefore both inflexible and ...

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Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationsh...

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The truth needs so little rehearsal.

Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat o...

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Practically every mental health care practitioner, from the most erudite psychoanalysts to untrained...

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Bell hooksAll About Love: New Visions

Choosing to be honest is the first step in the process of love. There is no practitioner of love who...

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As more people have found the courage to break through shame and speak about woundedness in their li...

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Understanding knowledge as an essential element of love is vital because we are bombarded daily with...

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The essence of true love is mutual recognition-two individuals seeing each other as they really are....

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Bell hooksAll About Love: New Visions

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest.

I have been accused of a habit of changing my opinions. I am not myself in any degree ashamed of hav...

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I just have one of those faces. People come up to me and say, 'What's wrong?' Nothing. 'Well, it tak...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Implausible truth can serve one better than plausible fiction

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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Everybody has a little bit of Watergate in him.

Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. What our young people want to see in thei...

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Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian...

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What has to do with your ability to fall asleep is not caffeine. It’s having a clean conscience. I h...

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I don't want to make people mad. I just... well, how can people get better if you don't tell them wh...

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Brandon SandersonAlcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia

Why is it you trust my daughter so much when others almost universally revile her?""I consider their...

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The only time you seem honest is when you’re insulting someone!”“The only honest things I can say to...

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The problem with today’s world is that everyone believes they have the right to express their opinio...

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