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'''Honesty''' refers to a facet of moral character and denotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating or theft.<br /> |
'''Honesty''' refers to a facet of moral character and denotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating or theft.<br /> |
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"Honesty is the best policy" is a famous statement. However, it is unclear who coined this statement. Possible authors are [[William Shakespeare]]<ref>http://thinkexist.com/quotation/honesty_is_the_best_policy-if_i_lose_mine_honor-i/263762.html</ref> and [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr151625.html</ref> |
"Honesty is the best policy" is a famous statement about it. However, it is unclear who coined this statement. Possible authors are [[William Shakespeare]]<ref>http://thinkexist.com/quotation/honesty_is_the_best_policy-if_i_lose_mine_honor-i/263762.html</ref> and [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benjaminfr151625.html</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Integrity]] |
*[[Integrity]]''Italic text'' |
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*[[Lie]] |
*[[Lie]] |
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*[[Sincerity]] |
*[[Sincerity]] |
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Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and denotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating or theft.
"Honesty is the best policy" is a famous statement about it. However, it is unclear who coined this statement. Possible authors are William Shakespeare[1] and Benjamin Franklin.[2]