Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.

Quote by Margaret Fuller

Topics: Honesty Quotes

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as...

A house is no home unless it contain food and fire for the mind as...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and...

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

Very early, I knew that the only object in life was to grow.

The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work.

The use of criticism, in periodical writing, is to sift, not to stamp a work.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to...

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to...

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

It is astonishing what force, purity, and wisdom it requires for a human being to...

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out...

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out...

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

Essays, entitled critical, are epistles addressed to the public, through which the mind of the...

Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth...

Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth...

It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that...

It does not follow because many books are written by persons born in America that...

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect...

It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more...

It should be remarked that, as the principle of liberty is better understood, and more...

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to...

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.

For precocity some great price is always demanded sooner or later in life.

For precocity some great price is always demanded sooner or later in life.