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A favorite line from a song for me is: "I'd rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie."

From Sometimes When We Touch...don't remember the band/singer off the top of my head.

Brutal honesty is not my style generally speaking.

honest is the best policy am honest as an open book, but when i was younger always got in trouble so a little lie was useful. but not anymore its better to be honest that way your heart will always be clean.

Yes. I think when we're younger, it's a survival technique against parents. When we're older, we shouldn't need to rebel, or cover anything up from an SO. If you do feel you need to do that, you've got the wrong partner.

If you are honest you never have to remember lies..It is much easier that way since I have a bad memory lol

So true...one lie leads to another, and then you have to keep track of them all. I've seen people struggle with this...and that's how they get caught sometimes.

everyone believes in honesty...as long as it serves their purpose!! Honesty...on my terms, or situational ethics, is what I like to call it!!

I always try and tell the truth, that is the way I was raised.

I try, but my life is soooo boring, I must embellish it "a wee bit""

Good Point!

H olds your integrity

O pens door to the truth

N ever underestimates your potentials

E verlasting word that enriches you

S ilent what is not real for yourself

T ogether with loyalty means a lot

Y ou are who you say you are

Kansan described my personality as brutally honest.

Yes, i agree i can be brutally honest, i am harder on myself than anyone else can be

That way i am always one step ahead

Te whole point of having a sharp mind is using it quickly.

That said i should really go down and feed my cats before they kill me

Honesty is in the eye of the liar....

"Many", cannot handle the TRUTH....

Not if you write them down and check your notebook from time to time.

Then there is the old saying, "It is his/her lie, he/she can tell it any way they want to"..

There are more things much more important in life than white lies... like integrity..... who really cares what anyone has to say anyway... I know when people are sometimes lying to me... and I never care... in fact I aid them just so it wont cause them embarrasment.... People have REASONS for lying... its their personal business, and as long as the nature of which does no harm to you so what?

On the other hand.... what is your stand on stabbing people in the back.... or involving yourself in something you dont need to against another human being just because its against your own priciples.... and or "rules" that you personally abide by? Would you join a witch hunt? Would you inform on another person because it is your inherent nature to do so?

Lies be dam#ed there are other forms of human behavior that warrant much more consideration...........

Awesome.

Same here...and have discovered the truth of that raising.

First, I am a Witch, so I don't need to hunt for my kind. Yes, I have practiced the Craft. And I know that's not what you meant, but I just couldn't resist the answer. Wiccan, Witch, Druid...I am all of them, and more.

Second, no...I don't stab people in the back. I get stabbed in it plenty, but do not stab back. People are who they are, and with living an honest life, I live one of integrity.

Third, as part of that life of integrity, I do stay out of things that aren't my business, unless I am asked for advise. Because that happens a lot, I do end up involved occasionally in such messes.

Fourth, I don't stand up against another human being just because something they're doing or saying goes against my own principles. I respect the rights of others to have their own beliefs and opinions on things. In a discussion in person, or here on forums, I also respect those rights.

Fifth, and I think final of the issues you brought up, informing on another would really depend on the nature of the crime committed and how sure I was of my facts. If I knew my best friend had just murdered someone, I'll be honest enough to admit I don't know what I'd do. Was it justified? Can s/he get away with it? Did I help? () My principles are strong, but not based on issues being black and white. I am well aware that there are shades of grey in this world.

Honesty, though, does say something about one's integrity.