If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.

To dispute with a drunkard is to debate with an empty house.

Alcoholism is a thief of health, mental sanity, and human dignity.

You cannot con an honest man.

Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving.

Honesty is only an illusion to those who seek their own selfish needs.

An honest man is believed without an oath, for his reputation swears for him.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

Honesty pays, but it don’t seem to pay enough to suit a lot of people.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

Though I am not naturally honest, I am sometimes so by chance.

When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth.

A leader should maintain a level of honor and honesty that should be valued and maintained by all.

It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood.

Every lie is two lies, the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it.

No legacy is so rich as Honesty.

The truth needs so little rehearsal.

Before you can lie to another, you must first lie to yourself.