“You cannot con an honest man.”
“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won t tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn t change the fact that they were upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn t really change the fact that you have what you have.”
“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”
“And that s the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.”
“If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.”
“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.”
“Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters”
“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”
“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.”
“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”
“Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken.”
“Let s tell the truth to people. When people ask, How are you? have the nerve sometimes to answer truthfully. You must know, however, that people will start avoiding you because, they, too, have knees that pain them and heads that hurt and they don t want to know about yours. But think of it this way: If people avoid you, you will have more time to meditate and do fine research on a cure for whatever truly afflicts you.”
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.”