Which is better, a lie that may cause a smile or the truth, that may cause a tear?

I always say what I feel and that is a promise. Nothing in life is above being honest. ~ 311

The smile in your eyes, made some of the lies worth believing. ~ Alan Parson's Project

Someone once told me to trust in people. Then he turned around and walked out of my life forever.

Ah, yes, the truth. Funny how everyone is always asking for it, but whenever they get it they are not happy with it because it is not the truth they wanted to hear.

Have you ever wanted to believe in something so badly, but you just couldn't ignore the voice in the back of your mind saying, "It's not true"?

Life has taught me that I have nothing to lose by being honest. ~ Elizabeth Glaser

Beware of the half-truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half.

Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind. ~ Austin O'Malley

The cruelest lies are often told in silence. ~ Adlai Stevenson

Pretty much all the honest truth telling in the world is done by children. ~ Oliver Wendell

The truth is more important than the facts. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Honesty pays, but it don't seem to pay enough to suit some people. ~ Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard

There's nothing to discuss. You lied.

Some people will not tolerate such emotional honesty in communication. They would rather defend their dishonesty on the grounds that it might hurt others. Therefore, having rationalized their phoniness into nobility, they settle for superficial relationships.

Always tell the truth. If you can't always tell the truth, don't lie.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

The truth may hurt but it's those lies that kill. ~ Katie Holmes

And I know that the one person in the world that I thought I could completely trust is lying to me. ~ Roswell

The key is to trust people to be who they are. Instead, we trust who we want them to be and when they aren't, we cry. ~ David Duchovny

The nature of lies is to please. Truth has no concern for anyone's comfort. ~ Katherine Dunn

When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Think of it … always. ~ Gandhi

The truth usually comes out on its own, whatever it is. ~ Felicity

The only way you can truly control how you are seen is by being honest all the time. ~ Tom Hanks

Sometimes you don’t want to know the truth. You may think that you do, but once you know you’d give just about anything to go back to being ignorant.

Truth is the most valuable thing we have. ~ Mark Twain

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

Trust enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of our partners hand, knowing they will be handled with care. ~ Carl Avery

How desperately we wish to maintain our trust in those we love. In the face of everything, we try to find reasons to trust. Because losing faith is worse than falling out of love.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough. ~ Frank Crane

No matter what the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get further in life.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

Nobody speaks the truth when there is something they must have. ~ Elizabeth Bowen

The heart already knows what the mind can only dream of. Trust your heart.

I had the best day in the world, until now. Because now I know that I’m going to have to face you. I’m going to have to be completely open and honest, and I’m not ready for that yet.

Lies could be softened, misunderstandings could be mended.

I guess, I mean you get to a point where you just don’t trust yourself, your words, your thoughts anymore.

I trust every part of you ‘cause all that you say, you do. You inspire me to be the higher me – you are my peace of mind. ~ Lauren Hill

Not afraid to fall because I trust the ground I walk on.

I believe it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant. ~ H.L. Mencken

I’ve always known you can’t love someone who lies to you. ~ Drew Barrymore

What is it in us that seeks the truth? Is it our minds or is it our hearts? ~ A Time to Kill

We’re never so vulnerable than when we trust someone – but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy. ~ Walter Anderson

I said "Hello, I think I'm broken," and though I was only joking, it took me by surprise when you agreed. ~ Diamond Rio, "You're Gone"

I was trying to be clever. For the life of me, I never would have guessed how far the simple truth would lead. You knew all my lies, you knew all my tricks, you knew how to heal that pain that no medicine can fix. ~ Diamond Rio, "You're Gone"

I know it won’t be easy for you to trust me again and I deserve that, but I’m a different person from who I was. My time away from you all has made me look at things objectively and realize what I had. ~ Fourplay by Jane Moore

So what? You lied to yourself to make yourself happy. We all do it. ~ Memento