Honest People Quotes - Page 2

• Want of money and the distress of a thief can never be alleged as the cause of his thieving, for many honest people endure greater hardships with fortitude. We must therefore seek the cause elsewhere than in want of money, for that is the miser's passion, not the thief s.

  William Blake

  Passion, People, Thieves

  William Blake (1977). “The Portable William Blake”, p.135, Penguin

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• Mostly you don't want to make people feel bad because they carry that with them for the rest of their lives. I've found that. I hurt people on Celebrity Fit Club by being too honest. People loved it, but I was serious. I just hate phony baloneys. I can't do it anymore. I told them no. My tongue is too sharp. It was brutal.

  Jackee Harry

  Hurt, Hate, People

  "Jackée Harry on 227, Ladybugs, and why she wants to be the next Maggie Smith". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. February 26, 2016.

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• When you meet dishonest people, move them with sincerity. When you meet violent people, affect them with gentility. When you meet warped people, inspire them with justice. Then the whole world enters your forge.

  Zicheng Hong

  Moving, People, Justice

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• One percent of people will always be honest and never steal," the locksmith said. "Another one percent will always be dishonest and always try to pick your lock and steal your television. And the rest will be honest as long as the conditions are right - but if they are tempted enough, they'll be dishonest too. Locks won't protect you from the thieves, who can get in your house if they really want to. They will only protect you from the mostly honest people who might be tempted to try your door if it had no lock".

  Dan Ariely

  Doors, Long, People

  Dan Ariely (2012). “The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone – Especially Ourselves”, p.20, HarperCollins UK

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• There aren't really any actual misconceptions, just dumb people versus good, honest people.

  Ted Nugent

  People, Dumb, Honest

  Source: www.usatoday.com

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• I have to be really honest: People who say they can't escape the paparazzi are full of sh*t. Let me just be the artist to throw everybody under the bus. I don't spend lots of money on houses or lots of cars, but I do spend money on security and they never find me.

  Lady Gaga

  Artist, People, Car

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• My parents were dishonest people. If it was my birthday, I knew my mother took me to the K-Mart and she stole my toy. She'd put it in the shopping cart and we'd walk out. I was raised with that.

  Vincent Gallo

  Birthday, Mother, Shopping

  "Buffalo boy" by Andrew Smith, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2001.

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• There are very honest people who do not think that they have had a bargain unless they have cheated a merchant.

  Anatole France

  Cheating, Thinking, People

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• The best thing is to always keep honest people around, because when you have a bunch of yes men around that know that you're making a mistake but let you go on with it, that's when it ruins your mind state as an artist.

  Kendrick Lamar

  Mistake, Men, Artist

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• If people are dishonest once, they will be dishonest a second time. And honest people should keep away from them. (Lady Chiltern)

  Oscar Wilde

  People, Honest, Should

  Oscar Wilde (2002). “An Ideal Husband”, Longman

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• There are honest people in the world, but only because the devil considers their asking prices ridiculous.

  Peter S. Beagle

  Honesty, People, Devil

  Peter S Beagle (2007). “A Fine & Private Place”, p.144, Tachyon Publications

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• It was probably easier in the old days when the bad guys rode into town wearing black capes or whatever bad guys wore and the milk cows were ownded by honest people. Right off the bat, you'd know who you were dealing with. Now everybody dresses alike.

  Joan Bauer

  Wearing Black, People, Guy

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• Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen." Tzu Chang asked what they were. Confucius said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.

  Confucius

  Kindness, Honesty, Persistence

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• Tomorrow, they will say, Donald Trump rants and raves at the press. I'm not ranting and raving. I'm just telling you. You know, you're dishonest people. But - but I'm not ranting and raving. I love this. I'm having a good time doing it. But, tomorrow, the headlines are going to be, Donald Trump rants and raves.

  Donald Trump

  People, Good Times, Tomorrow

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• One of the worst things about breaking the law is that it puts one at odds with an indeterminate number of other people. This is among the many corrosive effects of having unjust laws: They tempt peaceful and (otherwise) honest people to lie so as to avoid being punished for behavior that is ethically blameless.

  Sam Harris

  Lying, Odds, Law

  Sam Harris (2013). “Lying”, p.33, Four Elephants Press

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• that when given the opportunity, many honest people will cheat.

  Dan Ariely

  Opportunity, People, Honest

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• Honest people will respect us for our merit: the public, for our luck.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  People, Luck, Merit

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• She had learned, in the slums of her childhood, that honest people were never touchy about the matter of being trusted.

  Ayn Rand

  Trust, Honesty, People

  "Atlas Shrugged".

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• You may talk about religion and speak about the Gospel, and say we have got the truth and the plan of salvation, and we have got the authority of the Priesthood; but if we are not honest, it does not amount to anything; for neither God nor honorable men love dishonesty. We must, therefore, be an honest people.

  George Q. Cannon

  Honesty, Men, Honorable Man

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• Honest people have no ethics

  Sam DeCavalcante

  People, Ethics, Honest

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• Since corrupt people unite amongst themselves to constitute a force, then honest people must do the same.

  Leo Tolstoy

  People, Honest, Force

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• There is more to American politics than fat cats and their political friends. There are serious-minded liberals who fight the good fight on many issues, ecologically oriented politicians who remain true to their cause, and honest people of every political stripe who are not beholden to any wealthy people. But there are not enough of them, and they are often worn down by the constant pressure from lobbyists, lawyers and conventional politicians.

  G. William Domhoff

  Honesty, Cat, Fighting

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• Why do villains have so much influence? Because the honest people are terribly dense.

  Franz Grillparzer

  Honesty, Power, People

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• If pimps and thieves everywhere were always punished, honest people would all believe themselves always to be innocent.

  Albert Camus

  Believe, People, Justice

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• For the honest people, relations increase with the years. For the vicious, inconveniences increase. Inconstancy is the defect of vice; the influence of habit is one of the qualities of virtue.

  Suzanne Curchod

  Years, People, Quality

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