Benjamin Franklin Honesty Quotations

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man.

I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life, and I formed written resolutions . . . to practice them ever while I lived.

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee

'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.

A little Religion, and a little Honesty, goes a great way in Courts.

Avoid dishonest gain: no price can recompence the pangs of vice.

Dally not with other folk's spouses or money.

The cause of the South was the cause of constitutional government, the cause of government regulated by law, and the cause of honesty and fidelity in public servants. No nobler cause did man ever fight for!

Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty. On the contrary, 'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.

Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.

Honesty is the best policy.