Adages Quote by George Washington

Honesty is better than any policy.

— Immanuel Kant

I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.

— George Washington

We may argue eloquently that 'Honesty is the best Policy' - unfortunately, the moment honesty is adopted for the sake of policy it mysteriously…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

Honesty is not the best policy - merely the safest

— William Shakespeare

Honesty is a question of right and wrong, not a matter of policy

— Michel de Montaigne

Honesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.

— Patricia Highsmith

Honesty is the best policy.

— Benjamin Franklin

Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.

— Anonymous

Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.

— Mark Twain

Honesty is always the best policy.

— George Washington

Honesty's the best policy.

— Miguel de Cervantes

Honesty is the best policy, says the familiar axiom; but people who are honest on that principle defraud no one but themselves.

— James A. Garfield