Dishonesty Quotes

Honesty is something you can't wear out.

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them.

We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves.

And, after all, what is a lie? 'Tis but the truth in masquerade.

Dishonesty is like a boomerang. About the time you think all is well, it hits you in the back of the head.

Fancy language, like poplin, too often conceals an eczema.

I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse.

I have so great a contempt and detestation for meanness, that I could sooner make a friend of one who had committed murder, than of a person who could be capable, in any instance, of the former vice. Under meanness, I comprehend dishonesty; under dishonesty, ingratitude; under ingratitude, irreligion; and under this latter, every species of vice and immorality in human nature.

Sentimentality, the ostentatious parading of excessive and spurious emotion, is the mark of dishonesty, the inability to feel.

A dishonest yes is a no to yourself.

There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie.

Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.

And not only the pride of intellect, but the stupidity of intellect. And, above all, the dishonesty, yes, the dishonesty of intellect. Yes, indeed, the dishonesty and trickery of intellect.

My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me.

The fear of loss, in one form or another, is the motivator behind all conscious and unconscious dishonesties.

they who are not fastidious as to the means, seldom fail of securing the result they aim at.

Lack of clarity is always a sign of dishonesty.

Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.

I do not believe we can blame genetics for adultery, homosexuality, dishonesty and other character flaws.

We are never so easily deceived as when we imagine we are deceiving others.

She who is more ashamed of dishonesty than of poverty will not be easily overcome.

Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply.

The eleventh commandment, "Thou shalt not be found out" is despicable, but nevertheless, it is the one thing you can never get away from.

Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

That lies should be necessary to life is part and parcel of the terrible and questionable character of existence.

A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.

...this culture of mandatory happiness actually promotes dishonesty and more suffering.

Political advertising ought to be stopped. It's the only really dishonest kind of advertising that's left. It's totally dishonest.

One is what one is, and the dishonesty of hiding behind a degree, or a title, or any manner and collection of words, is still exactly that: dishonest.

It is never right to compromise with dishonesty.

The price of dishonesty is self-destruction.

Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.

I didnt know I was mad about anything. I guess if the New York Times says I am, I must be.

Dishonesty makes me feel vulnerable.

Dishonesty increases disorder exponentially. It's hard enough to communicate when you're telling the truth.

It's been my observation, after years in the [insurance] business, that a certain percent of the population simply can't resist the urge to cheat.

All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal.

[On dishonesty:] If there were a cry of 'stop thief!' we would all stand still.

The press has become so dishonest that if we don't talk about, we are doing a tremendous disservice to the American people. Tremendous disservice. We have to talk to find out what's going on, because the press honestly is out of control. The level of dishonesty is out of control.

The big cop-out would be to accept popularity rather than opting to try to create potent work. It's so easy to do the popular thing, the expected thing, and that's where you start to cheat yourself - and your fans, in the end - because there's an inherent dishonesty in pandering and dishing up what everyone's expecting.

So when you hear about Hillary's [Clinton] dishonesty, or the emails, or taking millions from the Saudis and other Middle Eastern dictatorships - remember, this is not about politics.

The level of dishonesty is out of control.

There was certainly a dishonesty there that I think is totally regrettable and inexcusable. The ringleading, the bullying: not totally true.

There is no greater dishonesty than man effecting his own private gains at the expense of others.