Dorothy Day Quotes

It ought not to be unpleasant to say that which one honestly believes or disbelieves. That it so constantly is painful to do so, is quite enough obstacle to the progress of mankind in that most valuable of all qualities, honesty of word or of deed

I really think that people never go wrong by telling the truth.

I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it.

It is one thing to wish to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth.

If we follow the truth, it will bring us out safe at last.

The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere.

What can be found equal to modesty, uncorrupt faith, the sister of justice, and undisguised truth?

Honesty is not only "the first step toward greatness," - it is greatness itself.

Never break faith with the truth.

If you want truth you should begin by giving it.

Telling the truth is a beautiful act even if the truth itself is ugly.

Tell the truth. If you tell the truth all the time you don't have to worry three months down the line about what you said three months earlier. Truth is always the truth. You won't have to complicate your life by trying to cover up.

Before speaking, consult your inner-truth barometer, and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear.

No one is perfect but without honesty you've got nothing.

It is proof of sincerity, which I value above all things; as, between those who practice it, falsehood and malice work their efforts in vain.

The foundation of all morality is to have done, once and for all, with lying; to give up pretending to believe that for which there is no evidence, and repeating unintelligible propositions about things beyond the possibilities of knowledge.

Let there be no distance between the words you say and the life you live.

The man who boasts that he habitually tells the truth is simply a man with no respect for it. It is not a thing to be thrown about loosely, like small change; it is something to be cherished and hoarded and disbursed only when absolutely necessary. The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable chunk of it there is a brave truth-seeker's grave upon some lonely ash-dump and a soul roasting in Hell.

Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise, and really to be what we would seem and appear to be.

The great advantage of telling the truth is that one is so much more likely to sound convincing

The badge of honesty is simplicity.

Integrity is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake your consciousness, just as honesty is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake existence.

Honesty of thought and speech and written word is a jewel, and they who curb prejudice and seek honorably to know and speak the truth are the only builders of a better life.

If you live your life in truth, the truth will out.