Subject: Beliefs » Honesty (Page 2)

There are only two ways of telling the complete truth – anonymously and posthumously.

(1930 – ) economist, social commentator & author

Figures won’t lie, but liars can figure.

(1911 – 1993) columnist & novelist

Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.

(1853 – 1937) journalist, writer & editor

In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn't know what he is doing.

(1874 – 1962) American industrialist, lawyer & diplomat

Never tell the truth to those unworthy of it.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

My way of joking is to tell the truth.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

That politician is so crooked he can hide behind a corkscrew.

He lies so bad he hires somebody to call his dogs.

Some persons are likable in spite of their unswerving integrity.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

He’s crooked as a barrel full of fish hooks.

I Will Respect Your Opinion As Soon As You Stop Making Shit Up!

There are two types of actors: those who say they want to be famous and those who are liars.

(1958 – ) American film & theater actor

My wife said: ‘I want an explanation and I want the truth.’ I said: ‘Make up your mind.’

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

When a man tells me he’s going to put all his cards on the table, I always look up his sleeve.

(1893 – 1957) British politician

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

There are more fish taken out of a stream than ever were in it.

(1863 – 1935) British-born American writer, artist & illustrator

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.

(1928 – 1982) American novelist, short story writer & essayist

Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's rainin'!

In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator

Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for that rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge.

Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist