Honest is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.

The purpose of Propaganda is to make one set of people forget that other sets of people are human.

Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear.

Many people resented my impatience and honesty, but I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.

Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.

The universe does not favor the greedy, dishonest and evil people, even when it seems so. It helps honest, generous and virtuous people.

Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.

I’m not perfect. And who knows how many times I’ve fallen short. We all fall short. That’s the amazing thing about the grace of God.

People all over the nation are starved for honesty and common sense.

The wise man accepts his pain, endures it, but does not add to it.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it—and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again—and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.