honesty with oneself Quotes

Above all, avoid lies, all lies, especially the lie to yourself. Keep watch on your own lie and examine it every hour, every minute. And avoid contempt, both of others and of yourself: what seems bad to you in yourself is purified by the very fact that you have noticed it in yourself. And avoid fear, though fear is simply the consequence of every lie. Never be frightened at your own faintheartedness in attaining love, and meanwhile do not even be very frightened by your own bad acts.

Be true to yourself- and keep things simple. People complicate things

My religion is not deceiving myself.

The key is to be honest. Be honest, but don't play yourself.

In life, what more can you ask for than to be real?

Do not try to seem wise to others.

You have to be intellectually honest with yourself and others. In my judgment, all great investors are seekers of truth.

...a beggar's kingdom is better than a proud man's delusion.

Unless you're ashamed of yourself now and then, you're not honest

I would like to think that I'm always honest with myself and others. I guess that's what makes me a half-decent actor.

Of course a picture can lie, but only if you are not honest with yourself.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception.

At some point I believe one has to stop holding back for fear of alienating some imaginary reader or real relative or friend, and come out with personal truth.

If the last to know he’s an addict is the addict, then maybe the last to know when a man means what he says is the man himself, he reflected.

If I write when I'm low, it will be a dark song, but I don't care. I want to be honest with myself at all times.

Lenin's conscience consisted in putting himself outside the boundaries of human conscience in all dealings with his foes; and in thus rejecting all principles of honesty he remained honest with himself.

What I know for sure is this: The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal for this year is, you can get there - as long as you're willing to be honest with yourself about the preparation and work involved. There are no back doors, no free rides. There's just you, this moment, and a choice.

I'm not sure whether it is me changing my mind, or whether I lie a lot.

We don't have to pretend to be something that we're not.

If we judge our lives by what we know or by what we say, we can easily deceive ourselves into thinking that we are something we are not; it is wiser to evaluate ourselves by the amount of truth we actually live. This is very humbling.

We must be true to ourselves. And we must be true to others, whether they believe we are or not.