Heraclitus Quotes

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

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

Let us be true: this is the highest maxim of art and of life, the secret of eloquence and of virtue, and of all moral authority.

I don't think lying has any ultimate justification. I don't think it ever leads to anything positive. The good fight to have is not to lie. That's one of the challenges in a way.

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

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

I'm never going to take the view that I should say whatever I need to say in order to achieve something. Because that implies a level of dishonesty.

Honesty is the best policy.

If you speak your mind and if it is true what you're saying, then I think the integrity of what you're saying carries through.

Integrity is integrity. I don't push it to the side because I'm talking to Julia Roberts.

Honestly is always an option, even when you don't think it is.

Sincerity is moral truth.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to keep clear of falsehoods.

There is a political value in being honest and saying what you mean.

We shall seek first to tell the truth rather than to study the subtle art of adjusting it to the circumstances of time and person.

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

Life tests our willingness, in ways large and small, to tell the truth.

Maybe sometimes you are punished for honesty, but I always prefer to be honest.

When I do things, I do things honestly.

Honesty is a foundation, and it's usually a solid foundation. Even if I do get in trouble for what I said, it's something that I can stand on.

I will never again go to people under false pretenses even if it is to give them the Holy Bible. I will never again sell anything, even if I have to starve. I am going home now and I will sit down and really write about people.

Real integrity means an answer. It doesn't just mean - it doesn't mean riding the anger. And this is very difficult to do.

Honesty - however dangerous - should be as valuable as radium it seems to me.

The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.