#honesty

Was it necessary to tell me that you wanted nothing in the world but me?' The corners of his mouth drooped peevishly. Oh, my dear, it's rather hard to take quite literally the things a man says when he's in love with you.' Didn't you mean them?' At the moment. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#honesty #lies #love #men #relationships

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. ↗

— Zig Ziglar

#character #faith #foundation #honesty #integrity

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

— Arthur C. Clarke

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It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man's interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

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I think the greatest rogues are they who talk most of their honesty. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

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Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility. ↗

— Dalton Trumbo

#citizen #democracy #dishonesty #enough #every

I think it has most to do with the way in which a story is told, whether it feels real either via the music of the telling or the 'honesty' of the story. ↗

— Chris Ware

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Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people. ↗

— Kin Hubbard

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In all honesty I think that I've had a very normal life, even though I've been making movies since I was 9. ↗

— Josh Hutcherson

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The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong. ↗

— Laura Ingalls Wilder

#honesty #life #change