Honesty is the best policy

1. Honesty is more effective than dishonest scheming. This saying appears in Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes.

Example Sentences

"It all comes down to: honesty is the best policy."

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Kuenssberg described it as "embarrassing and disappointing", but that "red faces aside, honesty is the best policy".

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Which is why I think honesty is the best policy — about what is going on but also about how the world works.

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The judge continued: “The City instead opted to approve a petition for a referendum it believed and later contended was illegal. A proverb dating back over four centuries ago once again applies here: Honesty is the Best Policy.”

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If you ask me, people who say honesty is the best policy are just terrible liars.

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