#honesty

"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."

"I felt like an animal, and animals don’t know sin, do they?"

"When a person is punished for their honesty they begin to learn to lie."

"Never do anything that you can't admit doing, because if you are that ashamed of whatever it is, it's probably wrong."

"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."

"For the wise have always known that no one can make much of his life until self-searching has become a regular habit, until he is able to admit and accept what he finds, and until he patiently and persistently tries to correct what is wrong. – Bill W."

"You never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice more than you think."

"Seit wir den Glauben und damit die Wahrheit verloren haben, liegt zwischen Heuchelei und Ehrlichkeit der letzte Unterschied, der uns bleibt."

"Most often people seek in life occasions for persisting in their opinions rather than for educating themselves."

"Love and honesty don’t mix."

"Self-leaders do not look for followers because they are busily pursuing their influencial dreams that followers will trace and ask for. Followers look for influence and that can be obtained from self-leaders."

"Philip Larkin has a tough honesty and sense of humor that I find irresistible, as a contemporary poet."

"In a girl I look for honesty above all, someone who I can carry on a conversation with, someone who has a good sense of humor, someone who's true to herself, and to top it, someone who can get ready for a date in less than ten minutes."

"We can be redeemed only to the extent to which we see ourselves."

"Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."

"She asked if I loved another woman, so I answered honestly and said, “Dinner was great, but I could go for dessert."

"She says he says, but she could be lying to me, and he could be lying to her, so I can’t believe her, even if I could believe her."

"Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths."

"Fuck it... That's really the attitude that keeps a family together, it's not "we love each other", it's just "fuck it, man."

"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."