It takes great courage to break with one's past history and stand alone.
We run away all the time to avoid coming face to face with ourselves.
Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere, and does not know where to go.
The naked truth is always better than the best-dressed lie.
If the word frankly or sincerely is not uttered in the first ten minutes-or let us speak openly-then you are not in the presence of a genuine businessman, and he will certainly go bankrupt.
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.
If I ever said in grief or pride, I tired of honest things, I lied.
Truth, that fair goddess who comes always with healing in her wings.
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
Admitting errors clears the score and proves you wiser than before.
There is in the end no remedy but truth. It is the one course that cannot be evil.
There is no power on earth more formidable than the truth.
If one cannot invent a really convincing lie, it is often better to stick to the truth.
An excuse is a lie guarded.
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.
Truth is the vital breath of Beauty; Beauty the outward form of Truth.
The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar and deceiver wishes to hide.
There is at least one thing more brutal than the truth, and that is the consequence of saying less than the truth.
The real gift of love is self disclosure.
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
