Max Lucado Quotes

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

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.

Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.

The first step toward greatness is to be honest, says the proverb; but the proverb fails to state the case strong enough. Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," - it is greatness itself.

They say that in Hollywood one can't be honest, but I think honesty counts in Hollywood just as much as it does anywhere else. I think it's just too much trouble to be dishonest and keep up with yourself.

Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.

I think it's important to just be a good, honest person and be true to who you are.

A man will pass better through the world with a thousand open errors upon his back than in being detected in one sly falsehood. When one is detected, a thousand are suspected.

You can't be reluctant to give up your lie and still tell the truth.

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

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

He who is dishonest with respect to speech, is dishonest in everything.

[Ross Perot] thinks that proclaiming honesty is the same as being honest.

I'm honest.

The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.

I can promise to be sincere, but I cannot promise to be impartial.

There is no greater virtue than honesty.

A man can be honest in any sort of skin.

It is not right or manly to lie even about Satan.

George Washington was the president who could never tell a lie, and Richard Nixon was the president who could never tell the truth. Donald Trump is truly the president who can't tell the difference.

Now you say you have to absolutely truthful. Sincerity is the main thing, and truthfulness is the main thing and don't lie to anybody ... and you'll get ahead. Brother you sure will. You'll get ahead right on that cycle of action, right toward zero! It's a trap not being able to prevaricate ... This makes life more colorful!

honesty is hard work.

Think nothing profitable to you which compels you to break a promise, to lose your self respect, to hate any person, to curse, to act the hypocrite.

That soul that can Be honest is the only perfect man.