honesty

     

Honesty is the human quality of communicating an acting truthfully related to truth as a value. This includes listening, and any action in the human repertoire — as well as speaking.

Trivia about honesty

  • It "is the best policy", but as Pappy added, "It may not pay the largest dividends"
  • George Washington was among those who have said this quality is "the best policy"
  • Shakespeare said that "no legacy is so rich as" this; maybe that's why it's "the best policy"
  • April 30 is National this quality Day--no fooling allowed