Honesty is the best policy; but he who acts on that principle is not an honest man.

Richard Whately

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Topic

Honesty

Author

Richard Whately

Medium

Epigram

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1854 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Clergyman Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Whately, Richard. Thoughts and Apophthegms. London: Blackader and Company, 1854, ch. 18.

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