Blaise Pascal
Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher
"We are only falsehood, duplicity, contradiction; we both conceal and disguise ourselves from ourselves."
Dishonesty quotes
Dishonesty
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Albert Camus
Philosopher, Writer
"Fancy language, like poplin, too often conceals an eczema."
Oscar Wilde
Writer
"I have said to you to speak the truth is a painful thing. To be forced to tell lies is much worse."
James A. Baldwin
Writer
"Sentimentality, the ostentatious parading of excessive and spurious emotion, is the mark of dishonesty, the inability to feel."
Byron Katie
Author, Speaker
"A dishonest yes is a no to yourself."
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"And not only the pride of intellect, but the stupidity of intellect. And, above all, the dishonesty, yes, the dishonesty of intellect. Yes, indeed, the dishonesty and trickery of intellect."
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"Lack of clarity is always a sign of dishonesty."
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"A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble."
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"Dishonesty in a woman is a thing you never blame deeply."
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"We are never so easily deceived as when we imagine we are deceiving others."
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"That lies should be necessary to life is part and parcel of the terrible and questionable character of existence."
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"The price of dishonesty is self-destruction."
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"Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have."
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"I didnt know I was mad about anything. I guess if the New York Times says I am, I must be."
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"All stealing is comparative. If you come to absolutes, pray who does not steal."
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