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Honesty Quotes - Page 47

'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.

Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1817). “The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin .. Comprising a Series of Letters on Miscellaneous, Litarary, and Political Subjects: Written Between the Years 1753 and 1790; Illustrating the Memoirs of His Public and Private Life, and Developing the Secret History of His Political Transactions and Negociations. Now First Published from the Originals”, p.250

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

B. C. Forbes (2005). “Keys to Success”, p.60, Lulu.com

You cannot con an honest man.

Ally Carter (2011). “Uncommon Criminals”, p.232, ReadHowYouWant.com

That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty.

William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, Richard Farmer, Samuel Johnson (1821). “The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare”, p.330

Could beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty?

William Shakespeare (1823). “The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: From the Text of Johnson, Stevens, and Reed; with Glossarial Notes, His Life, and a Critique on His Genius & Writings”, p.920

For honesty coupled to beauty, is to have honey a sauce to sugar.

1599-1600 Touchstone toAudrey. AsYou Like It, act 3, sc.3, l.26-7.

A very honest woman but something given to lie

'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-7) act 5, sc. 2, l. [251]

To be direct and honest is not safe.

'Othello' (1602-4) act 3, sc. 3, l. 376

An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.

'Richard III' (1591) act 4, sc. 4, l. 359

Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.

William McKinley (2012). “A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents”, p.290, tredition

Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again.

William Cullen Bryant, “The Battle-Field”