A half truth is more deceitful than a full lie.

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

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule: never lie to yourself.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

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

When whole races and peoples conspire to propagate gigantic mute lies in the interest of tyrannies and shams, why should we care anything about the trifling lies told by individuals?

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh unless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they will.

If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your integrity.

If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your own integrity. If you need a witness, be your own.

But all my life through, the very insistence on truth has taught me to appreciate the beauty of compromise.

The truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is dull without it.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

There is but one thing of real value—to cultivate truth and justice, and to live without anger in the midst of lying and unjust men.

The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.

There is no disguise which can for long conceal love where it exists or simulate it where it does not.

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.

A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.