Quotes on "Honesty"
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Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.
Mary Kay Ash
American Businesswoman, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
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Dishonest people conceal their faults from themselves as well as others, honest people know and confess them.
Christian Nevell Bovee
1820-1904, American Author, Lawyer
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Prefer a loss to dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.
Chilo
560 BC, Greek Sage
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Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not.
Henry Fielding
1707-1754, British Novelist, Dramatist
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest -- that would be like a blind man willing to see.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896-1940, American Writer
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Honesty is the best policy.
Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat
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I would give no thought of what the world might say of me, if I could only transmit to posterity the reputation of an honest man.
Sam Houston
1793-1863, American Soldier, Statesman
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I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.
Lee Iacocca
1924-, American Businessman, Former CEO of Chrysler
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Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826, Third President of the USA
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The true measure of life is not length, but honesty .
John Lyly
c.1554-1606, British Writer
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Would you want to do business with a person who was 99% hones t?
Sidney Madwed
American Speaker, Consultant, Author, Poet
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Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product.
Ed Mcmahon
American TV Host
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To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.
John Ruskin
1819-1900, British Critic, Social Theorist
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Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.
William Shakespeare
1564-1616, British Poet, Playwright, Actor
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Each time you are honest and conduct yourself with honesty , a success force will drive you toward greater success. Each time you lie, even with a little white lie, there are strong forces pushing you toward failure.
Joseph Sugarman
American Businessman
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
George Washington
1732-1799, First President of the USA
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