Does anyone tell the truth anymore? I’m finding it harder and harder to trust what anyone says. 2020 is messing with our heads. There is too much going on and too many people spewing different opinions on us. The quotes about telling the truth below remind us why it’s important.

Politicians, voters, government officials, scientists, doctors, social media, media, etc. Everyone is trying to make you believe their word. It’s all making me a little crazy!

People say, “do your own research,” but I don’t know which sources I can actually trust.

I’ve stopped watching the news, but I can’t bury my head in the sand. I’ve really limited my social media time, only allowing myself one deep dive a day. (Because I do love seeing pictures of people having fun!)

I want to know the actual truth. Which got me thinking, what is “truth” anyway?

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the definition of truth is:

• the body of real things, events, and facts: ACTUALITY
• the state of being the case: FACT

So, to know the truth, you would have to see something actually happen. Or trust the person that is telling you about it. Wouldn’t it be nice if it were that simple?

But this year has me doubting a lot.

The truth does not come out, which leaves people to make up their own conclusions, which becomes the truth for them. They then try to make others agree. Until no one knows what the real truth is. Truth has become objective.

Let’s bring telling the truth back!

4 Benefits to Telling the Truth

1. You don’t have to remember what lies you have said to different people.

It is easier and less stressful always to tell the truth. You don’t have to worry if your lie will be found out or what lies you have to keep up with.

2. You will also be truthful with yourself.

I like this example of what being truthful with yourself means from an article in the Huffington Post by Michael Feeley.

“Here’s what pops into my head when I think about being true to yourself — integrity, beliefs, personal values, honesty, sincerity, unwavering principles, being complete, authentic, living by what is and what is not acceptable to you, morals, ethics, right and wrong, honor, not being false, truth…just being you.”

When you are used to telling the truth, you will be true to yourself. Know what truths you abide by and what makes you happy and fulfilled.

3. People will trust you.

When you are known as someone honest, other people will be more honest with you. You will be able to build deeper connections with your friends and family. Opportunities can arise for you as a trustworthy person.

4. Everyone is working from the same premise.

There can still be differing opinions, but everyone is working from the same set of facts.

 

I want to believe in telling the truth again. So, I found a few quotes about telling the truth to remind us why it’s important.

Quotes About Telling the Truth

“To tell the truth is a beautiful act even if the truth itself is ugly.” Glen Duncan

“No legacy is so rich as honesty.” William Shakespeare

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” Buddha

“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.” Abraham Lincoln

“Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.” Don Miguel

“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason, to tell the truth.” Bo Bennett

“Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.” Emily Dickinson

“The earth is supported by the power of truth; it is the power of truth that makes the sunshine and the winds blow; indeed, all things rest upon truth.” Chanakya

“Always tell the truth. That way you don’t have to remember what you said.” Mark Twain

“The truth doesn’t cost anything, but a lie could cost you everything.”

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world would do this, it would change the earth.” William Faulkner

“Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” Spencer Johnson

“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” Winston Churchill

“Don’t bend, don’t water it down, don’t try to make it logical, don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.” Franz Kafka

“Truth never damages a cause that is just.” Mahatma Gandhi

I’m patiently waiting for this election to be over, to find a vaccine for COVID19, for systemic racism to be abolished and whatever else is causing strain between all of us to be resolved.

But, until all of those things happen, I would settle for knowing and telling the truth. I’ll keep seeking, and in the meantime, be impeccable with my own word. Want to join me?

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