#honest

...Helen sipped peppermint schnapps and considered the world made of her design. My religion is keeping peace, she thought. It hadn't begun that way, was nothing she'd planned, but now she saw that's how it was. I just ran a grocery, she thought. I don't want this. I ain't the one to make the world right. ↗

— Alan Heathcock

#honesty #integrity #justice #law-enforcement #peacekeeper

Just as some people may conceal their own sinfulness thus seeming better than the norm, others expose their own sinfulness thus seeming worse than the norm. ↗

— Criss Jami

#conceal #equality #evil #expose #good

Everyone lies to themselves, but many people do it with good intentions. They want to believe what they tell themselves, it is oftentimes the best possible version of reality for them. Although it may not be accurate, it is a mural of their desires, aspirations, optimism and passion. These people usually either need time or a new experience to discover the truth. People who lie to themselves for different reasons are oftentimes trying to avoid something or escape blame for things they have done. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#humanity #intentions #lies #people #truth

Friends are honest with each other. Even if the truth hurts. -Maggie ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#honesty #friendship

- 'My lord, if a man cannot express his honestly held views in the Central Criminal Court, perhaps you can advise me where else he is free to state that which he believes to be the truth? ↗

— Jeffrey Archer

#honestly-held-views #freedom

If a child’s choice is to be honest with themselves and their friends, get involved in helping others, and treating others the way they would want to be treated, they will be able to make intelligent choices about their life. This is the guide that will help them to decide their future. ↗

— Ellen J. Barrier

#choices #honesty #intelligence

Never try to do anything that is outside of who you are. A forced smile is a sign of what feels wrong in your heart, so recognize it when it happens. Living a lie will reduce you to one. ↗

— Ashly Lorenzana

#forced #honesty #identity #lies #life

What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open. ↗

— Muriel Rukeyser

#lies #stories #truth #women #life

One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#life #truth #life

Guys will NEVER understand what it is like to be a girl and all the pain we have to deal with therefore they should shut up about things they don't understand. Likewise girls will NEVER know what it is like to be a guy and all the pressure they deal with, so shut up girls as well. ↗

— Megan Wilson

#reality-of-life #life