I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed - Jonathan Swift
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.? Your honesty influences others to be honest - George Washington, American president (1732-1799)
I detest the man who hides one thing in the depths of his heart and speaks forth another - Homer
I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy - George Bernard Shaw (Anglo-Irish author and socialist, 1856-1950)
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people - Kin Hubbard
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence - Albert Einstein
Brave admiral, say but one good word: What shall we do when hope is gone? The words leapt like a leaping sword: "Sail on! sail on! and on!" --
Between the yea and nay, There falls the truth we aim to slay - from Black or White, Steve Harley
Are we not so big on the planet at this stage to be able to encourage each other to develop a different social honesty? A real social cohesion. Would it not be a deal better to teach the children about life and death rather than pure fantasy as truth? I can see what this would mean for areas of the establishment which relies on people thinking that they need the prop of 'a better place' type of pie in the sky. But unless we own up to reality pretty damn soon we are doomed to suffer for a long time from absolutely unnecessary ideological warfare - Roy Harper diary
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more - Anon