169 Honestly Quotes

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Famous Honestly Quotes

Honor lies in honest toil. — Grover Cleveland

All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work. — Steve Martin

A honest man is seldom a vagrant. — Cato the Younger

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. — Grover Cleveland

Dare to be honest and fear no labor. - Robert Burns

Dare to be honest and fear no labor. — Robert Burns

If you're honest and fair as you can be, not only in business but in life, things will work out. — Kate Spade

Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it. - Mark Twain

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it. — Mark Twain

Honesty is something you can't wear out. - Waylon Jennings

Honesty is something you can't wear out. — Waylon Jennings

The most important thing in business is honesty, integrity, hard work familynever forgetting where we came from. — Frank Lucas

The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy. — Robert E. Lee

Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end. — Daisaku Ikeda

Always work hard, be honest, and be proud of who you are. — Patricia Velasquez

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy. — Robert E. Lee

True heros are made of hard work and integrity. — Hope Solo

Short Honestly Quotes

  • Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it’ll always get you the right ones — John Lennon
  • A winner is a dreamer who never gives up — Nelson Mandela
  • Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest. — Benjamin Franklin
  • Do the right thing because it is right. — Immanuel Kant
  • Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise. — Sigmund Freud
  • No matter what I say, honestly, people would only judge me the way they want to. — Kim Jong-hyun
  • To be completely honest with oneself is the very best effort a human being can make. — Sigmund Freud
  • I pride myself on being a jerk, because I'm brutally honest all the time. — Sayings
  • Who lies for you will lie against you. — John Locke
  • Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and transparent anyway. — Mother Teresa

Honestly Image Quotes

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. - H. L. Mencken quote

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. — H. L. Mencken

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. - Mahatma Gandhi quote

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. — Mahatma Gandhi

An honest man is always a child. - Socrates quote

An honest man is always a child. — Socrates

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. - Fred Rogers quote

The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. — Fred Rogers

Physiognomy is often a great falsifier, though as a rule it is honest enough. - Joaquin Miller quote

Physiognomy is often a great falsifier, though as a rule it is honest enough. — Joaquin Miller

Honestly quote Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you the right ones.
Being honest may not get you a lot of friends but it'll always get you the right ones.

Honest Hard Work Quotes

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain. - Billy Graham

Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain. — Billy Graham

The only differences one can and should allow in socialism are between hard working people and idlers and between honest people and dishonest people. — Slobodan Milosevic

The only differences one can and should allow in socialism are between hard working people and idlers and between honest people and dishonest people. — Slobodan Milosević

Honestly quote Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest co
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

Women work harder. And women are more honest; they have less reasons to be corrupt. — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

The secret is contained in a three-part formula I learned in the gym: self confidence, a positive mental attitude, and honest hard work. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Be honest and work hard to get what you want. Don't take shortcuts; you only cheat yourself in the long run. Success is not measured by money or fame, but by how you feel about your own goals and accomplishments and the time and effort you put into them. — Willie Stargell

Honestly quote Being honest may not get you many friends, but it'll always get you the right ones.
Being honest may not get you many friends, but it'll always get you the right ones.

I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person. — Catherine Bell

I am who I am: confident, arrogant, dominant, honest, hard-working and innovative. — Louis van Gaal

I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck. — Henry Ward Beecher

Accountability for the largest financial institutions on Wall Street is the bedrock for a strong economy. Hard-working families and honest businesses cannot survive in a world where the rules don’t keep the marketplace honest. — Elizabeth Warren

Be Honest To Your Work Quotes

Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all and it's all going to work out. — Katie Holmes

I think the best way to be an activist is to live your life well and be honest. It means being out. If you are not comfortable marching, you can make a big difference just by working side by side with someone who actually knows you're gay and a fine human being. — Melissa Etheridge

Don't reinvent the wheel. Focus on winning one customer at a time. Be honest and sincere. Do what's right. There's nothing magical about this. That's been my guiding principle. To make it work, you have to live it every day. Make it your mindset. — Robert Spector

Honestly quote I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a m
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.

You always want your significant other to think that you hung the moon, but when you're working in music you also want them to be honest with you. — Stacey King

To be honest, I don't usually do very much research, especially if I'm working with a director who also wrote the screenplay. They've usually done a tonne of research. And they'll tell you about it from their perspective which is better than doing your own research. — Christina Ricci

It's important to be honest enough about your work, and the areas in which you can improve. I'm still learning every day and I'm still Hungry to create more and better work, hence the name. — Rankin

Honestly quote Dare to be honest and fear no labor.
Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

At the end of the day music is a grind. You're constantly working at it and even with playing shows as well. If your schedule isn't planned right it could really throw things off, but honestly at the end of the day its incredible being able to go to so many places. — James Vincent McMorrow

The gold-digger is the enemy of the honest laborer, whatever checks and compensations there may be. It is not enough to tell me that you worked hard to get your gold. So does the Devil work hard. The way of transgressors may be hard in many respects. — Henry David Thoreau

I do research. I do emotional sort of Method work. Somehow it’s a huge mishmash of things that becomes my own acting process and my own way of navigating through something. But ultimately the desire is to be honest, and for that truth to bleed through into your work and onto the screen. — Nicole Kidman

Work Honesty Quotes

Young man: Be honest; train yourself for useful work; love God. - Milton S. Hershey

Young man: Be honest; train yourself for useful work; love God. — Milton S. Hershey

You beat 50 percent of the people in America by working hard. You beat 40 percent by being a person of honesty and integrity and standing for something. The last 10 percent is a dogfight in the free enterprise system. — Arthur L. Williams, Jr.

In our way of working, we attach a great deal of importance to humility and honesty; With respect for human values, we promise to serve our customers with integrity. — Azim Premji

Honestly quote To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest
To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack of common sense. Interest in your work can be called cowardice. Generosity can be called soft-headedness, and observe : the former is disturbing — Abraham Maslow

You can't serve the public good without the truth as a bottom line. — Carl Bernstein

Enterprise customers have been working together with us for a long time, they trust us, and we just keep everything open and transparent. — Eric Yuan

Honestly quote Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.
Be silly. Be honest. Be kind.

When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better. — Maya Angelou

Spirituality does not require that you work hard toward achieving a result in the future as much as it requires you to be fully present, sincere and committed now, with absolute honesty and willingness to uncover and let go of any illusions that come between you and the realization of Reality. — Adyashanti

Every Saturday we work in the yard, pick up the dog doo, hope that it's hard. — Joe Walsh

Honesty is the best policy in international relations, interpersonal relations, labor, business, education, family and crime control because truth is the only thing that works and the only foundation on which lasting relations can build. — Ramsey Clark

Honest Living Quotes

To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am an American citizen, first class. I don't have a bade that makes me an official good guy like you, but Im work just as honest for a living. — Lucky Luciano

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear. — Jon Kabat-Zinn

Honestly quote Always remember: be kind, be fair, be honest, be true and all of these things will return to you.
Always remember: be kind, be fair, be honest, be true and all of these things will return to you.

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. — Lucille Ball

The thing that I really want to try and do is just live my life really openly and honestly. I think there's so much power in that, as simple as it is. — Troye Sivan

Living consciously involves being genuine; it involves listening and responding to others honestly and openly; it involves being in the moment. — Sidney Poitier

Honestly quote If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy tales and I like them best of all.
If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy tales and I like them best of all.

Dance training can't be separate from life training. Everything that comes into our lives is training. The qualities we admire in great dancing are the same qualities we admire in human beings: honesty, courage, fearlessness, generosity, wisdom, depth, compassion,and humanity. — Alonzo King

We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly - spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order. — Susan L. Taylor

The police and armed forces must prioritize safeguarding their lives, those of their companions and of honest citizens. The use of lethal force is authorized in self-defense or in defense of the lives of Salvadoreans. — Nayib Bukele

I never was an Abolitionest, not even what could be called anti slavery, but I try to judge farely and honestly and it become patent to my mind early in the rebellion that the North and South could never live at peace with each other except as one nation, and that without Slavery. — Ulysses S. Grant

Honest Man Quotes

Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. — Albert Einstein

An Honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid ... because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation. — Bertrand Russell

Liberty is the right of every man to be honest, to think and to speak without hypocrisy. — Jose Marti

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. - Napoleon Bonaparte

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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

The holy spirit means the invisible power of Jehovah, holy because he is holy. This power of Jehovah operated upon the minds of honest men who loved and who were devoted to righteousness, directing them in the writing of the Bible. — Joseph Franklin Rutherford

Honestly quote May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.
May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion.

people who pay greater respect to a wealthy villain than to an honest, upright man in poverty, almost deserve to be enslaved; they plainly show that wealth, however it may be acquired, is, in their esteem, to be preferred to virtue. — John Hancock

A man who loves you the most is the man who tells you the most truth about yourself. — Robert Murray M'Cheyne

All bulls*** aside now it's time to be honest, I fear no man for death is all that's promised. — 50 Cent

I am looking for an honest man. - Diogenes

I am looking for an honest man. — Diogenes

Honest Love Quotes

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage. — Francis of Assisi

Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace. — Paramahansa Yogananda

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate. — George Burns

Honestly quote Let us not be a society where honest in public equals weird.
Let us not be a society where honest in public equals weird.

I honestly didn't think miracles could ever come from my broken pieces, and I was disabled in fear that my dreams would always remain as dreams. Don't give up on you. Don't give up on God. Don't give up on love. — Nick Vujicic

Take off all the masks, manners, fancy clothes, all the devices you use, and be the most honest person you can be with yourself. Then, whatever love you get then is real. All the false approaches, like trying to be a player, only bring false results. — Jacque Fresco

I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person. — Audrey Hepburn

Cherish the friend who tells you a harsh truth, wanting ten times more to tell you a loving lie. — Robert Breault

If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: 'Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy. — Ian Mckellen

Be brave, be bold and above all be honest, some people will hate you and some will love you but they will all see the real you — Renzo Gracie

I feel that man can transcend himself to a point where he can accomplish greater things than he thinks. I see people depressed and I see people who devalue themselves and I feel that's a terrible, terrible waste. But I love the people who try. But try fairly, try honestly. — Jack Kirby

Honest Government Quotes

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it. — Jimmy Carter

The electorate is starved for honest debate and for the good governance that follows from it. — Bret Weinstein

Republicans should simply focus on first principles and give the American people what they want - an honest party dedicated to common sense, fiscal responsibility and limited government. If we govern to save the country, we'll do well as a party. — Tom Coburn

Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched,- criticism of writers by readers, of government by those governed, of leaders by those led, - this is the soul of democracy and the safeguard of modern society — W. E. B. Du Bois

Let's be honest about this; the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of life. — Alveda King

Morality in government begins with officials using words as honestly as possible to describe the truth. — David Gergen

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest. — Thomas Jefferson

Instead of confronting its real and difficult problems and grappling honestly with a dark past, Hungary embraced a reactionary government and a self-pitying image of itself as the victimized nation, and went looking for scapegoats in the Roma, Jews, and, most recently, Syrian migrants. — Susan Faludi

As our boys and men are all expecting to be Presidents, so our girls and women must all hold themselves in readiness to preside inthe White House; and in no city in the world can honest industry be more at a discount than in this capital of the government of the people. — Jane Swisshelm

I want to assure you that working in transition period is an ungrateful job for any honest government. — Robert Kocharian

Honest Truth Quotes

If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? — Dogen

He who dares not offend cannot be honest. — Thomas Paine

The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. "One word of truth outweighs the world. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous. — Frederick Douglass

People of integrity and honesty not only practice what they preach, they are what they preach. — David A. Bednar

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

If you tell the truth you do not need a good memory! — Mark Twain

Baddies always do get the best lines, that's the honest truth. - James D'arcy

Baddies always do get the best lines, that's the honest truth. — James D'arcy

Where's the church, who took the steeple, Religion's in the hands of some crazy ass people, Television preachers with bad hair and dimples, The God's honest truth is, it's not that simple — Jimmy Buffett

Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind. — Austin O'Malley

Honest Woman Quotes

I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong

I can honestly say, all the bad things that ever happened to me were directly, directly attributed to drugs and alcohol. I mean, I would never urinate at the Alamo at nine o'clock in the morning dressed in a woman's evening dress sober. — Ozzy Osbourne

There is no honest woman with an uncorrupted heart whom a man is not sure of conquering by dint of gratitude. It is one of the surest and shortest means. — Giacomo Casanova

Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? — J. K. Rowling

When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally. — Brennan Manning

I honestly believe I am the only woman in the United States who ever traveled throughout the country with a nursing baby to make political speeches. — Ida B. Wells

Christianity taught that men ought to be as chaste as pagans thought honest women ought to be; the contraceptive morality teaches that women need to be as little chaste as pagans thought men need be. — G. E. M. Anscombe

I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp. To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters. — Al Pacino

And the Russians certainly don't have it. If a woman shows up in a fur coat, I just assume she's a crook. And that's me, the nice American. The assumption that you can't make money honestly is a killer. — Esther Dyson

The demi-monde does not represent the crowd of courtesans, but the class of declassed women It is divided from that of honest women by public scandal, and divided from that of the courtesans by money. — Marlene Dumas

Honest Friends Quotes

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation. - Dale Carnegie

Give Honest and Sincere Appreciation. — Dale Carnegie

How many of us can honestly say that we have plumbed the depths of our minds and hearts? How many of us regularly listen to ourselves with empathy and understanding – in the supportive way that a trusted friend can? — William Ury

Show me a man with one friend and I’ll see a man who’s honest. — Andrew Tate

I can honestly say and swear on my patch that I have never in my life hurt anybody that I really didn't feel had it coming, because they was either trying to hurt me or my friends. If everybody was like that it [life] would be real different. — Sonny Barger

Visualization is often used for evil - twisting insignificant data changes and making them look meaningful. Don't do that crap if you want to be my friend. Present results clearly and honestly. If something isn't working - those reviewing results need to know. — John Tukey

A friend’s slap has honest intentions, your enemies’ kisses are meant to deceive. — Swedish Proverbs

Enjoy life. Have fun. Be kind. Have worth. Have friends. Be honest. Laugh. Die with dignity. Make the most of it. It's all we've got. — Ricky Gervais

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both. — Soren Kierkegaard

Just be honest and true to yourself. If your friends around you love you, they'll wish you the best and want only what's going to make you happy. — Meagan Good

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More Honestly Quotes

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. — Leo Buscaglia

To be honest with you, I don't have the words to make you feel better, but I do have the arms to give you a hug, ears to listen to whatever you want to talk about, and I have a heart; a heart that's aching to see you smile again. — Laura Ortiz

Every organization needs to be introspective, transparent, and honest with itself. This only works if everyone is unified on the goals and purposes of the organization and there is trust within the team. High-performing, successful organizations build cultures of introspection and trust and never lose sight of their purpose. — Colin Powell

To be very honest, I cannot drape a saree myself. I have never draped one on my own, ever. But it has been done on me so many times, that now I have memorised all the steps, and if someone challenges me, I will surely be able to do it. — Sonakshi Sinha

An honest public servant can't become rich in politics. He can only attain greatness and satisfaction by service. — Harry S. Truman

I think, being emotional is this thing that people think you're not strong. They don't look at you as a strong person, and it's weird 'cuz honestly being emotional has nothing to do with your strength. — Melanie Martinez

It is far easier for the proverbial camel to pass through the needle's eye, hump and all, than for an erstwhile colonial administration to give sound and honest counsel of a political nature to its liberated territory. — Kwame Nkrumah

I want to make my own path and leave behind a good legacy for myself and honestly, I just want to be innovative and always down for other people. That's what I want to be remembered by. I want to inspire. — ASAP Rocky

No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people and is achieved by fair and honest means. — J. R. D. Tata

We have avoided in recent years talking openly and honestly about race out of fear that it will alienate and polarize. In my own view, it’s our refusal to deal openly and honestly with race that leads us to keep repeating these cycles of exclusion and division, and rebirthing a caste-like system that we claim we’ve left behind — Michelle Alexander

The unconscious mind is decidedly simple, unaffected, straightforward and honest. It hasn't got all of this facade, this veneer of what we call adult culture. It's rather simple, rather childish It is direct and free. — Milton H. Erickson

A clean, hard-fought wrestling match is the most honest of athletic contests. There is no technological interventions, no teammates to blame, no panel of judges to bias the score. In wrestling, you compete or you quit. No alibis. I like that — Dan Gable

Some journeys are direct, and some are circuitous; some are heroic, and some are fearful and muddled. But every journey, honestly undertaken, stands a chance of taking us toward the place where our deep gladness meets the world’s deep need — Parker J. Palmer

Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest — William Faulkner

Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life. I think you have to know both in order to honestly choose one. So I'm familiar with both sides of the fence. — DMX

I make money from touring and selling merchandise, and I honestly believe if you put effort into something and you execute properly, you don't necessarily have to go through the traditional ways. — Chance the Rapper

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