Accuracy & Honesty

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; 
inaccuracy, of dishonesty.
— Nathaniel Hawthorne


A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, 
because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.
— Bertrand Russell


Its author can be excused of dishonesty only on the grounds 
that before deceiving others 
he has taken great pains to deceive himself.
— Peter Medawar 


The first principle is that you must not fool yourself 
and you are the easiest person to fool.
— Richard Feynman


Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, 
for a liar who will deceive with his tongue 
will not hesitate to do the same with his pen.
— Maimonides


By the work one knows the workman.
— Jean de La Fontaine


A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, 
but has no respect for himself. 
He would make a dupe of himself too, 
if he could.
— William Hazlitt


There is nothing in the world more shameful 
than establishing one's self on lies and fables.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
— Thomas Jefferson

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