Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Truthfulness

In a debate, seek truth, not victory.

Speak words that are true, kind and useful.

Be real, and be good.

Let honesty and courage walk together.

Truthfulness and kindness are better together.

Earn honestly and your sleep will be lighter.

Ask honestly: what is my faith made of?

Walk straight, speak honestly, act without harm.

Truth need not be harsh; kindness need not be false.

Truthful and gentle speech is a discipline of love.

A good action is a true action.

What is good and true is also lasting.

Speak well; speech is one of the finest powers.

Be honest about when you have had enough wonder for one day.

Hypocrisy is the gap between what you say and what you live.

Truth steadies a life in ways cleverness cannot.

A resolve built on pretence cannot hold.

Hypocrisy tires the one who performs it.

Be honest about what drives your goals.

Resentment spoils a gift; give only what you can give gladly.

Be honest about the motives behind your kindness.

Goodness and reality are close companions.

Truth and goodness together are a firm footing.

Witnesses tell what they have seen, simply and truly.

Be honest about your whole inner landscape.

Habits of honesty are worth building early.

A narrator's honesty makes a vision believable.

Honesty makes a simple life possible.

A good witness tells you what is, not what you want.

Good communication names both what we have and what we lack.

Speak sadly if you feel sadly; honesty begins there.

Speak for clarity, not for reassurance.

The real needs no defending; the unreal needs constant effort.

It is honest to say, 'I am afraid.'

Courage begins with honestly admitting the fear.

Honesty about suffering is the root of compassion.

A choked voice can still say something true.

Humility, honesty and gentleness make a life of knowledge.

Do not pretend to be more than you are.

Non-violence, truth and calm: three companions for a gentle life.

Ask: is this clean, is this true, is this kind?

Cleanliness, honesty and non-violence: a simple discipline of conduct.

Sincerity is what makes an act count.

Truth, self-control and calm are available to everyone who seeks them.

Bow, speak honestly, and let love respond.

Study, discipline and honesty make a firm foundation.

Good teaching names both the path and the pitfalls.

A life of fair dealing is a life of freedom.

Some experiences are best described plainly.

Honest self-knowledge makes the journey lighter.

Stay impartial: truth first, preference second.

Quiet integrity is the highest form of action.

Conscience should not be for sale.

Betrayal of friends feels small to the greedy.

Ask whether you know what is right or only what is convenient.

Uprightness is being the same in private and in public.

Truth is what remains when appearances are done.

Live so that the story others tell about you is true.

Hypocrisy begins when we hide our thoughts behind our behaviour.

Deceit saves effort today and costs trust tomorrow.

Livelihood and ethics can walk together.

Don't pretend to a certainty you don't have.

Your intellect stays clean when it serves truth, not self-image.

Fair trade is a form of trust.