Definition of Honesty

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Honesty

Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency.

The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.

Chastity; modesty.

Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.

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Honesty Quotations

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.
Zig Ziglar

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

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.
Mark Twain

Honesty is the best policy.
Benjamin Franklin

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
Groucho Marx

No legacy is so rich as honesty.
William Shakespeare

Truly, I would not hang a dog by my will, much more a man who hath any honesty in him.
William Shakespeare

Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.
Lao Tzu

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.
Plato

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Honesty Translations

honesty in German is Ehrlichkeit, Ehre
honesty in Latin is probitas
honesty in Spanish is honestidad

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