I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people. -Nelson Mandela 858
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. 597
In modern business it is not the crook who is to be feared most, it is the honest man who doesn’t know what he is doing. 560
There’s an honesty in our family – my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them. 592
I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well. 554
Honesty is the most single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product. 645
Blunders, no, only friendship binds us to honesty – attracting crypts of mushrooms in the wake of our snowboards. 2.25K
The memoirs that have come out of Africa are sometimes startlingly beautiful, often urgent, and essentially life-affirming, but they are all performances of courage and honesty. 573
He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. 582
One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. 538
God’s forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency. 619
Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. 597
Achievement is not always success, while reputed failure often is. It is honest endeavor, persistent effort to do the best possible under any and all circumstances. 613
Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain’t lawful tender for a loaf of bread. 554
