Sunday, 30 April 2017

Honesty Sayings and Quotes

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A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.    

Tagalog (Filipino) (on conscience)



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A fair exchange is no robbery.    

Scottish Proverb



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A friend's eye is a good mirror.    

Gaelic (on friendship)



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A loan though old is not a gift.    

Hungarian (on indebtedness)



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A man who never made a mistake, never made anything.    

unknown



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An apple a day keeps the doctor away.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)



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Avoid dishonest gain: no price can recompence the pangs of vice.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)



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Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.    

Julius Caesar (c.102-44 BC)



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Dally not with other folk's spouses or money.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)




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Don't pretend to be something you aren't.    

Aesop (c.620-560 BC)



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Don't take any wooden nickels.    

American (on authenticity)



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Following the path of least resistence is what makes both men and rivers crooked.    

unknown - thanks to Brian Fierling



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From the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks.    

Jesus Christ



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Half the truth is often a whole lie.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)



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He that first cries out "stop thief" is often he that has stolen the treasure.    

William Congreve (1670-1729)



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He that steals an egg will steal an ox.    

George Herbert (1593-1633)



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Honesty is the best policy.    

Aesop (c.620-560 BC)



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It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood.    

Danish (on comparable worth)



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Keep conscience clear, then never fear.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)




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Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee.    

George Chapman (c.1559-1634)



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Let's get things straight.    

unknown



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Making money selling manure is better than losing money selling musk.    

Egyptian (on buying and selling)



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No legacy is as rich as honesty.    

unknown



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Pay what you owe and what you're worth you'll know.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)



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Possession is nine tenths of the law.    

unknown



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The best thing about telling the truth is...you don't have to remember what you said!    

unknown, thanks to Georgie Bee



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The contented person can never be ruined.    

Chinese (on conscience)



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The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.    

Ben Franklin (1706-1790)



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When a thief kisses you, count your teeth.    

Yiddish



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You can fool people some of the time, but you can't fool them all of the time.    

Aesop (c.620-560 BC)

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