{"id":53910,"date":"2020-07-28T16:38:43","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=53910"},"modified":"2023-08-26T23:42:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:42:36","slug":"quotes-about-truth-honesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/quotes-about-truth-honesty\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Powerful Quotes about Truth and Honesty"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sadly enough, honest people are becoming an endangered species in our world. Still, these quotes about truth remind us that honesty is a timeless value and we should cultivate it.<\/p>\n
How many times have you encountered lies and hypocrisy<\/a> in your life? I\u2019m sure you could recall at least a few dishonest people and most probably, you are still dealing with these kinds of characters.<\/p>\n Wouldn\u2019t life be easier if we only told the truth to each other? But unfortunately, it\u2019s not possible. Social norms, etiquette, and the unwritten rules of human behavior wouldn\u2019t allow that. Some things are considered rude, even if they are nothing but the truth.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t get me wrong though, I\u2019m not suggesting we should be mean to each other. All I\u2019m saying is that being nice to someone has real value only when it\u2019s genuine<\/strong>. Too many people fake their nice attitude<\/a> for personal gain. Many do it out of habit \u2013 simply because it is considered normal to say pleasantries, even when you don\u2019t mean them.<\/p>\n With all these unwritten norms of social behavior, blunt people who are not afraid to speak the raw truth are not favored in our society. They are mistaken for being rude, mean, and arrogant. But the truth is that these people are the most real of all<\/strong>, even if they sometimes say uncomfortable things.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.<\/p>\n ~ Mark Twain<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n The truth is like a lion; you don\u2019t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.<\/p>\n ~ Augustine of Hippo<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Most people don’t really want the truth. They just want constant reassurance that what they believe in is the truth.<\/p>\n ~ Unknown<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n The short term pain of accepting a truth is much better than the long term pain of believing an illusion.<\/p>\n ~ Lilka<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n I desire only to know the truth, and to live as well as I can, and to the utmost of my power, I exhort all other men to do the same. I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.<\/p>\n ~ Socrates<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.<\/p>\n ~ Buddha<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.<\/p>\n ~ Oscar Wilde<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n I respect people who tell me truth, no matter how hard it is.<\/p>\n ~ Unknown<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n The truth is the truth, even if no one believes it. A lie is a lie, even if everyone believes it.<\/p>\n ~ Unknown<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, for being you. Never apologize for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you\u2019re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind. Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.<\/p>\n ~ Mahatma Gandhi<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Just be honest with me or stay away from me. It\u2019s not that difficult.<\/p>\n ~ Unknown<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself…great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humanity.<\/p>\n ~ Nelson Mandela<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n I’ve found that growing up means being honest. About what I want. What I need. What I feel. Who I am.<\/p>\n ~ Epiphany<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n I’m sorry if you don’t like my honesty, but to be fair, I don’t like your lies.<\/p>\n ~ Unknown<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Fake people have an image to maintain, real people just don’t care.<\/p>\n ~ Hikigaya Hachiman<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n As you can see from the above quotes about truth, being honest carries the power very few people can handle. Most people prefer to live in a world of illusions, unrealistic expectations<\/a>, and false beliefs imposed by social conditioning.<\/p>\n When someone with a blunt personality breaks these illusions for them, they usually blame this person for speaking the truth. It\u2019s ironic but understandable. People don\u2019t like to get disappointed, and not everyone is strong enough to accept the hard truths.<\/p>\nHere are a few quotes about truth and honesty that show how important it is to be sincere:<\/h2>\n
The truth is powerful, even when it\u2019s uncomfortable<\/h2>\n