Quotes About Honesty, Integrity, and Living With Authenticity

Honesty is a fundamental aspect of living an authentic and fulfilling life.

It's about being truthful in your words, actions, and intentions, even when it's uncomfortable or inconvenient. Because honesty requires courage and vulnerability as you strive to be yourself, fully and openly.

In your relationships, being honest fosters trust allows genuine connections to flourish. And in your personal and professional lives, honesty is the foundation of freedom, the freedom to live as your true self and be accepted for who you are.

These quotes about honesty will remind you to live your life with integrity and openness.

50+ quotes about honesty and truthfulness:

1. “For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide for it.”

Patrick Henry

2. “Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.”

Albert Camus

3. “Living with integrity means: Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension.”

Barbara De Angelis

4. “The first step toward greatness is to be honest.”

Samuel Johnson

5. “Truth builds trust.”

6. “Trust, honesty, humility, transparency, and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship.”

7. “There are no shortcuts on the road to trust.”

8. “It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.”

Brené Brown

9. “An honest enemy is better than a best friend who lies.”

10. “He who dares not offend cannot be honest.”

Thomas Paine

11. “Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”

Benjamin Disraeli

12. “Honesty is the best policy.”

13. “The first step is to be honest, and then to be noble.”

Winston Churchill

14. “Never rob your character to enrich your pocket.”

15. “Good friends won't believe a lie about you. The best friends will correct it with truth.”

16. “You don't have to be right. Just be righteous.”

17. “A crooked truth is far straight than a straight lie.”

18. “The honest man falls prey to guilt and conscience far more often than the dishonest one. Even when he has acted honorably.”

Kapil Gupta

19. “Before you can lie to another, you must first lie to yourself.”

Naval Ravikant

20. “When we are committed to honesty, we help reduce the level of misunderstanding, doubt, and fear throughout society.”

14th Dalai Lama

21. “People all over the nation are starved for honesty and common sense.”

22. “Honesty prospers in every condition of life.”

Friedrich Schiller

23. “Honesty creates connections. Authenticity is vital when creating lasting bonds.”

24. “An honest man will sometimes repeat himself. A liar can always find a surprising new angle. The truth resembles itself.”

25. “Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken.”

Jane Austen

26. “Speak the truth or at least don't lie.”

Jordan Peterson

27. “Authenticity is powerful because it is, by definition, impossible to fake. To lead an authentic life is to lead a truly honest life.”

Ed Latimore

28. “Be honest in your life, it creates positive energy.”

29. “To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.”

Charles Dickens

30. “To be true to yourself, you must risk being disliked by others for not living up to their expectation of you.”

31. “Do all things with integrity.”

32. “To be honest, speak without identity.”

Naval Ravikant

33. “The right thing to do and the hard thing to do are usually the same.”

Steve Maraboli

34. “If you want to be trusted, be honest.”

35. “You can't serve the public good without the truth as a bottom line.”

36. “The good I stand on is my truth and honesty.”

William Shakespeare

37. “Just try, try to be right here, open, honest, straight.”

Ram Dass

38. “Leadership is intelligence, honesty, and doing the right thing.”

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

Noel Coward

40. “Spontaneity is total sincerity.”

Alan Watts

41. “The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded.”

42. “Truth is real. Live it. Be it.”

43. “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”

George Washington

44. “If you want to earn respect, just be honest.”

45. “Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.”

William Shakespeare

46. “Anyone can say they care. But watch their actions, not their words.”

Buddha

47. “Honesty without kindness, humor, and goodheartedness can be just mean.”

Pema Chödrön

48. “Being honest and good can be thankless outwardly but gives you powerful inner strength.”

49. “No legacy is as rich as honesty.”

50. “Being honest with myself is something I like. I am happy that I don't make excuses when I make a mistake. This is a good way to improve in the fastest way.”

51. “To be truly positive in the eyes of some, you have to risk appearing negative in the eyes of others.”

52. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

Oscar Wilde

53. “The most interesting thing you can say is the most honest.”

54. “Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile.”

Paulo Coelho

Embrace the power of authenticity in your daily life and let these empowering quotes about honesty be your reminder of the importance of staying true to yourself. For more inspirational reminders and quotes, download the Motivation App today. Stay motivated and stay true to your values!