honesty
n. The first form of self-destructive behavior.
n. That which a woman may ask for, but rarely truly desires.
n. Information imparted without editing for personal advantage (a.k.a. failed strategy)
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
Honesty is the best image.
— Tom Wilson
The intellectual honesty of a wealthy clergy is best demonstrated when hung from a gibbet.
— Jon Digerness
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
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.
— Simon Cameron
Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
— Don Marquis
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
— F. M. Hubbard
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
Honesty is one of the better policies
— Ralph Seifert
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