James Jones Quotes

If ever I said in grief or pride, I'd tired of honest things, I lied.

Integrity is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake your consciousness, just as honesty is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake existence.

I wish I could be honest and true, but truth as I see it is not something abstract, a pious generality---It is justice at work, righteous, demanding, disciplined, sincere and unswerving; otherwise, it is not, it cannot be truth at all.

Integrity can be neither lost nor concealed nor faked nor quenched nor artificially come by nor outlived, nor, I believe, in the long run, denied.

No virtue ever was founded on a lie. The truth, then, at all risks and costs - the truth from the beginning. Make a clean breast to whomsoever you need to make it, and then - face the world.

The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.

I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life, and I formed written resolutions . . . to practice them ever while I lived.

Honesty is better than any policy.

The reason he [Jimmy Carter] says he never lies is because he thinks the truth originates with him.

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

Leaders must not be naive. I used to say, "Liars shouldn't lie." What a sad waste of words that is! I found out liars are supposed to lie. That's why we call them liars - they lie! What else would you expect them to do?

I wished to tell the truth, for truth always conveys its own moral to those who are able to receive it.

Always tell the truth and be true.

I don't think telling the truth ever gets anyone in trouble in the long run. Maybe the day after, but not in the long run.

Truth should be the very breath of our life. When once this state in the pilgrim's progress is reached, all other rules of correct living will come without any effort, and obedience to them will be instinctive.

The good I stand on is my truth and honesty.

A resolution never to deceive exposes a man to be often deceived.

Honesty is stronger medicine than sympathy, which may console but often conceals.

I prefer being honest to being 'honest to God.'

I am completely 100 percent honest in what I do and who I am, and I've got nothing to hide.

Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of wickedness.

Truthfulness is godliness.

honesty is hard work.