The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.

Quote by Robert E Lee

Topics: Honesty Quotes

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

Duty is the sublimest word in our language.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence,...

We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence,...

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Duty is the most sublime word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he...

He who loses money losses much. He who loses a friend loses more. But he...

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to...

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to...

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We...

We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We...

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love...

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love...

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things....

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things...

My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things...

The devil's name is dullness.

The devil's name is dullness.

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance...

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance...

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light....

Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light....

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than...

I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than...

The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

The education of a man is never completed until he dies.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.