Henry Miller Quotes

I am honest; I try to be truthful. I like people and wish us well. We are not always deserving of our own best wishes.

I pray to God that I shall not live one hour after I have thought of using deception.

I've tried to do away with lying in my life in the last few years, but it's hard.

In my work, I'm always striving to be as honest as possible.

I try to be honest.

I want to be as honest as I possibly can. I sleep better at night.

The first step to wisdom is to be sure one says and does what one believes.

We never deceive people to benefit them, for knavery is a compound of wickedness and falsehood.

I am not going to tell people what I don't believe.

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

I deliberately state my age because it keeps me honest. I think lying is a bad idea. Sooner or later, someone's going to catch you.

It is always easier to deal in truth and honesty and follow these to their legitimate ends, than it is to construct and adjust a false superstructure upon a false base.

Be so true to thyself, as thou be not false to others.

I was brought up to never lie. Sure, I have. But in the final mix, the lies I've told are far outweighed by the truths I've lived.

You can't build a foundation on lies.

Your honesty is not to be based either on religion or policy.Bothyourreligionand policy must be basedon it.

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

When in doubt, tell the truth. That maxim I did invent, but never expected it to be applied to me. I did say, "When you are in doubt," but when I am in doubt myself I use more sagacity.

Honesty is telling the truth to ourselves and others. Integrity is living that truth.

I do not remember in my whole life I ever willfully misrepresented anything to anybody at any time. I have never knowingly had connection with a fraudulent scheme.

Before speaking, consult your inner-truth barometer, and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear.

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

So, I think that's the centerpiece of morality: Don't lie. But to do that, you have to go a step further and find out what the truth is.

There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, "Hey, I have to stop this silliness."

I know only one method of operation: to be as honest with others as I am with myself.