honesty
n. The first form of self-destructive behavior.
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n. That which a woman may ask for, but rarely truly desires.
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n. Information imparted without editing for personal advantage (a.k.a. failed strategy)
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Cynical Quotations
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
— George Carlin
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Honesty is the best image.
— Tom Wilson
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The intellectual honesty of a wealthy clergy is best demonstrated when hung from a gibbet.
— Jon Digerness
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It is amazing the number of people who are pleased by the simple act of sincerely professing the truth. I mean, I would have thought there would have been at least one.
— John Alejandro King
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An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.
— Simon Cameron
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Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
— Don Marquis
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Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
— F. M. Hubbard
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It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.
— H.L. Mencken
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Honesty is one of the better policies
— Ralph Seifert
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It is possible that the percentage of honest and competent whores is higher than that of plumbers and much higher than that of lawyers.
— Robert Heinlein
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