A Quote by Mark Twain
There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.
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Honesty is often the best policy, but sometimes the appearance of it is worth six of it.
We may argue eloquently that 'Honesty is the best Policy' - unfortunately, the moment honesty is adopted for the sake of policy it mysteriously ceases to be honesty.
Honesty is not necessarily the best policy. The best policy would be to acquire a reputation for honesty and then to cheat at the psychological moment.
I'd say honesty is always the best policy. There are always a lot of arguments - but even if honesty starts some, it avoids bigger ones.
The trite saying that 'honesty is the best policy' has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The seems to be true. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.
The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.
Honesty may not be the best policy, but it is worth trying once in a while.
Honesty is always the best policy.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
In my experience, honesty is the best policy. And being a friend to somebody is not always the best way to help them.
Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.
My policy has always been to say what I believe to be in the best interest of the American people and hope the voters agree, or at least will respect my honesty.
Honesty, like my mama always says, is always the best policy.
Let none of us delude himself by supposing that honesty is always the best policy. It is not.
In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
Honesty is the best policy ; a policy is, after all, a strategy for living in the polis in the city.
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