#honest

Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#bent #cherished #danger #denial #doubt

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#attained #good #goodness #honest #honesty

If we turn our back on the people of this country who need to work for a living, we shouldn't be here, to be honest, because that has to be an essential part of what we do to protect the country, from the standpoint of defense, protect workers and make sure they have jobs. ↗

— Barbara Boxer

#because #country #defense #essential #here

More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning, compassion, love of others, honesty, and discipline applied with understanding. ↗

— Paul D. Boyer

#compassion #discipline #example #father #honesty

I've always wanted to act and I can't think of anything else I'd want to do, honestly. ↗

— Alanna Ubach

#always #anything #else #honestly #i

True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#country music #hilt #honesty #life #music

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#ask #best #cannot #even #few

Rihanna has guts and she always seems to be singing from someplace honest, dark and fierce. ↗

— Carrie Brownstein

#dark #fierce #guts #honest #seems

I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies. ↗

— Michael Buble

#dragged #flavor #gets #great #guy

Let us hope that for many it does mean the end of trouble so far as earning a livelihood is concerned, that it means happy and comfortable home living honestly earned. But there are other troubles ahead for her, and plenty of hard work. ↗

— Florenz Ziegfeld

#comfortable #concerned #does #earned #earning