Solomon Quotes

An honorable man or woman is one who is truthful; free from deceit; above cheating, lying, stealing, or any form of deception. An honorable man or woman is one who learns early that one cannot do wrong and feel right. A man's character is judged on how he keeps his word and his agreements.

There is no greater virtue than honesty.

On the whole, I should say that the person who likes to lie should never, in any circumstances, be allowed to. Leave the lying to the people who hate it. You will not find them indulging often.

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

Who, under pressing temptations to lie, adheres to truth, nor to the profane betrays aught of a sacred trust, is near the summit of wisdom and virtue.

Only the difference between truth and lies, courage and cowardice.

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it the second time.

A good man will not lie, although it be for his profit.

An honest man is strange when he is among dishonest men, but it is a good kind of strangeness.

All lies, white or black, disgrace a gentleman, although I grant there is a difference: to say the least of it, it is a dangerous habit, for white lies are but the gentleman ushers to black ones.

He who has once deviated from the truth, usually commits perjury with as little scruple as he would tell a lie.

It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual.

It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.

If I have one wish which is greater than another, it is, if I had the power, to make men do right; to make them stop their swearing, their lying, their deceiving, to stop trying to injure the innocent, and begin to be honest and upright in all their dealings with one another and honor the name of the Deity.

People do peculiar things in life and they do for whatever reason but I think one of the greatest crimes in life is when you lie.

A small lie, if it actually is a lie, condemns a man as much as a big and black falsehood. If a man will deliberately cheat to the amount of a single cent, give him opportunity and he would cheat to any amount.

I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.

A wise man does not waste so good a commodity as lying for naught.

Corruption wins not more than honesty.

Never lie when the truth is more profitable.

You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

I think I have gone through my entire public career never telling a lie. I have made mistakes but I never knowingly lied.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.