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