#honest

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide for it. ↗

— Patrick Henry

#freedom #honesty #revolution #self-examination #truth

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

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#honesty #truth #truth-telling #courage

To stand by yourself -- that was also part of dignity. That way, a person could get through a public flaying with dignity. Galileo. Luther. Even somebody who admitted his guilt and resisted the temptation to deny it. Something politicians couldn't do. Honesty, the courage for honesty. With others and yourself. ↗

— Pascal Mercier

#courage #dignity #honesty #personality #self-awareness

Why haven't I got a husband and children?" mused Greta Garbo to the Dutchess of Windsor, "I never met a man I could marry. ↗

— Greta Garbo

#dutchess #honest #husband #man #married

For a man who walks in the light, to stay humble is not to walk in the dark; you don't need to project yourself to be thought an honest man. ↗

— Mike Norton

#honest #honesty #humble #humility #liar

Let’s agree to be honest from the start. I would rather feel the disappointment that comes with the realization that we are incompatible than to feel the pain and betrayal that comes with finding out that we’re full of crap. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#honest #love #relationships #trust #experience

Seit wir den Glauben und damit die Wahrheit verloren haben, liegt zwischen Heuchelei und Ehrlichkeit der letzte Unterschied, der uns bleibt. ↗

— Juli Zeh

#honesty #justice #religion #truth #faith

Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie. ↗

— James Patterson

#humor #humor

I honestly can't characterize my style in words. It seems that whatever comes to me naturally, I play. ↗

— Coleman Hawkins

#comes #honestly #i #me #naturally

The true measure of life is not length, but honesty. ↗