Quotes about honesty

Sincerity is the way of Heaven

Be true to thyself, as thou be not false to others.

“Keep the other person’s well being in mind when you feel an attack of soul-purging truth coming on.”

Any sort of plain speaking is better than the nauseous sham good fellowship our democratic public men get up for shop use.

Your actions reveal how badly you want something. If you keep saying something is a priority but you never act on it, then you don’t really want it. It’s time to have an honest conversation with yourself. Your actions reveal your true motivations.

The eyes, if one knows them well, rarely lie (chapter XXII, p342)

healthy people appreciate honesty and don’t abandon us if we say no.

Honesty isn’t betrayal; it’s courage. Stop sugarcoating your experiences and allow the truth to free you. People often misrepresent their relationships and experiences because they’re too afraid to admit what’s true. But denial will keep you from breaking free from your past.

“We should be frank with each other,” Lavelan said.

It had been my experience that most conversations that were launched on such a declaration represented an attempt by the initiator to gain far more information than he intended to give.

On his face was a queer look-the look of one who is embarrassed because he is about to say something honest.

Honesty from health professionals matters more to patients than almost everything else that they experience when ill.

“May I be frank?” Sherrington asked.

Irene sighed. This was always the sign of a fast-approaching insult.