People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.

People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress.

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive! - Marmion.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

Honest hearts produce honest actions.

Honest hearts produce honest actions.

An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.

An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.