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 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% honest?

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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