Best Policy Quotes

59 quotes by 47 authors

In an age that is utterly corrupt, the best policy is to do as others do. — Marquis de Sade
It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works of any kind. They let things take their natural course… — Thomas Jefferson
Christ said, "Resist not evil", and we do not understand it until we discover that it is not only moral but actually the best policy,… — Swami Vivekananda
Generally in war the best policy is to take a state intact; to ruin it is inferior to this. — Sun Tzu
Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself. — William Shakespeare
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… — Mark Twain
Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. — Richard Whately
When one of your children tells a lie, be honest with him; tell him that you have told hundreds of them yourself. Tell him it… — Robert Green Ingersoll
From your confessor, lawyer and doctor, hide not your case on no condition. [Is this a way of saying that honesty is the best policy?] — John Harington
In both metaphysics and art, honesty is the best policy. Keep it clean. — Edward Abbey
The particular aspect of history which both attracts and benefits its readers is the examination of causes and the capacity, which is the reward of… — Polybius
Before us lie two paths - honesty and dishonesty. The shortsighted embark on the dishonest path; the wise on the honest. For the wise know… — Napoleon Hill
Even in the business of corporations honesty is the best policy, and the companies that have acted in accordance with the highest standard, other things… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However, he does regard it as a policy. — Walter Lippmann
Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous. — Charles H. Brower
Honesty is not the best policy - merely the safest — William Shakespeare
The severest justice may not always be the best policy — Abraham Lincoln
Honesty is the best policy in international relations, interpersonal relations, labor, business, education, family and crime control because truth is the only thing that works… — Ramsey Clark
Coach's Rule: never admit a lack of experience or knowledge. Carry on at all times as though you've guided a hundred champion crews. Honesty is… — Brad Alan Lewis
I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. — George Washington

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