Top Quotes On Honesty

Messages provided from quotes on honesty often point out that while honesty continues to be the best policy, it's certainly not always the easiest.

A common trait of great leaders is that they are highly loyal and they expect the same from others. They expect those close to them to be completely honest in their communications and that means sharing details that aren't always fun to hear.

As we get older we realize the futility that comes from not being honest with others or ourselves.

Early in life it's easy to cave in to social pressures, which cause us to bend the truth in order to hide things that can be perceived as 'not cool'.

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Media and marketing pressure doesn't help as we are bombarded with messages that tell us to do the things that are the easiest and that cause the least amount of pain.

Reality TV takes it one step further and tells our youth that it's okay to do whatever you need to do in order to get ahead. No mention of of the words - Character, Integrity or Honesty - can be seen in these shows.

As a result, it is more important than ever for us to manage the messages we are hearing and/or passing along to our team members. Quotes on honesty and character provide an effective tool for communicating a higher standard for your team.

Check out the following honesty quotes, which will get you thinking about this subject in more detail.

Quotes On Honesty

"Deal honestly and objectively with yourself; intellectual honesty and personal courage are the hallmarks of great character."

- Brian Tracy

"Honesty is better than any policy."

- Immanuel Kant

"I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it."

- Lee Iacocca

"I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an "Honest Man."

- George Washington

"Integrity has no need of rules."

-Albert Camus

"Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect."

- Marcus Aurelius

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."

- Harper Lee

"With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best."

- Zig Ziglar

"Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward."

- Laura Schlessinger

"An honest answer is the sign of true friendship."

- Proverbs

As we get older we realize that one of the most important things we have is our word; our reputation, which we must continually manage and protect.

Living a life of character and integrity requires us to be honest with ourselves and those around us.

Plus, we realize that it takes a great deal more energy to manage life when we are dishonest. Just keeping the lies straight in your mind can quickly become a full time job, whereas if you are consistently honest with people you'll never have to worry about keeping your stories straight.

People who are not honest experience a great deal of stress that could be easily avoided if they would just start living their lives in an honest way.

Quotations on honesty provide powerful tools that tells your team how much you value honesty in the workplace. Add these tools to your success-library of resources.

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