#honest

There's one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he's crooked. ↗

— Mark Twain

#honesty

Suddenly this is all too hard. I am tired of putting up walls. I want someone with the strength - and the honesty - to break them down. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#honesty #strength #wall #honesty

It is inaccurate to say I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for any public office. ↗

— H.L. Mencken

#honesty

It is not easy to keep silent when silence is a lie. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#silence #truth #honesty

If you want to write a negative review, don't tickle me gently with your aesthetic displeasure about my work. Unleash the goddamn Kraken. ↗

— Scott Lynch

#reviews #twitter #twitter

There are honest people in the world, but only because the devil considers their asking prices ridiculous. ↗

— Peter S. Beagle

#devil

Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#honesty #oscar-wilde #words #writing #honesty

Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest ↗

— William Faulkner

#honesty #yourself #honesty

Once you place that crown of liar on your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time. ↗

— Terry Goodkind

#lies #serious #trust #truth #honesty

Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people. ↗

— Warren Buffett

#honesty