The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.
Diogenes of SinopeNo such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
F. Scott FitzgeraldHe who says there is no such thing as an honest man, you may be sure is himself a knave.
George BerkeleyThe main trouble with being an honest man was that it lost you all your illusions.
From Here to EternityAn ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie and intrigue for the benefit of his country.
Henry Wotton