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"Man is a being born to believe. And if no church comes forward with its title-deeds of truth to guide him, he will find altars and idols in his own heart and his own imagination."
"'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic."
"Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth."
"If honesty is the key to intimacy, it means we don't have to be perfect and we don't have to pretend to be perfect."
"Three simple words - freedom, justice and honesty. These sum up what the Liberal Democrats stand for."
"Public opinion which, to be sure, can at times be helpful, must never for an instant swerve us from what we know in our heart we are trying to convey. For honesty is the great requisite of art. If we remain honest with ourselves, art, which is always there, never lets us down."
"They say that in Hollywood one can't be honest, but I think honesty counts in Hollywood just as much as it does anywhere else. I think it's just too much trouble to be dishonest and keep up with yourself."
"So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity."
"Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself."
"Honesty is not necessarily interesting. I don't want to hear about your dreams or your acid trips, probably unless you make them really interesting."
"Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or course, planting corn or writing epics, so only it be honest work, done to thine own approbation, it shall earn a reward to the senses as well as to the thought."
"Every great institution is the lengthened shadow of a single man. His character determines the character of the organization."
"He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage."
"The way of awakening and freedom requires that we ask ourselves, with all of the earnestness, honesty, and humility at our command, just this one fundamental question: 'Am I willing to live this moment with as much attention and affection as possible, or am I going to do something else?'"
"The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art. He needs no one to give him an 'Art Education'; he is already qualified. He needs but to see pictures with his active mind, look into them for the things that belong to him, and he will find soon enough in himself an art connoisseur and an art lover of the first order."
"Youth is the only thing worth having."
"It is annoying to be honest to no purpose."
"Honesty and wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense!"
"O how sweet it is to enjoy life, Living in honesty and strength! And wisdom is sweet, And freedom."
"Falsehood is never in words; it is in things."
