Honest Quotes

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

The insistence upon honesty- not merely technical honesty, but honesty in purpose and spirit- is an essential element in arriving at the right conclusion.

An honest heart being the first blessing, a knowing head is the second.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.

In this Age, when it is said of a man, “He knows how to live,” it may be implied he is not very honest. (Marquis of Halifax)

Honesty is something you can’t wear out.

There is one way to find out if a man is honest – ask him. If he says ‘yes’, you know he is crooked.

No legacy is so rich as honesty. (All’s Well That Ends Well)

Honesty is praised and starves.

A great nation is any mob of people which produces at least one honest man a century.