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Honesty is valued in many ethnic and religious cultures. [1] "Honesty is the best policy" is a proverb of Edwin Sandys, while the quote "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, as used in a letter to Nathaniel Macon. [2] April 30 is national Honesty Day in the United States.
Edwin Sandys was the son of Edwin Sandys (died 1629). Sir Edwin Sandys, 1776 mezzotint by Valentine Green.. His father was an English politician, famous for coining the phrase 'honesty is the best policy', [4] younger brother of Henry Sandys (MP) and grandson of former Archbishop of York Edwin Sandys (bishop).
Sweet Little Lies: Peabody uses a shock collar to teach Sherman that honesty is the best policy when Sherman begins to fall into a lying spree, though shockingly, he needs a lesson himself. Allan Pinkerton : Allan Pinkerton, the founder of private eyes, is called to solve a mystery of stolen diamonds, but needs help from Peabody and Sherman to ...
Bill and Judy attend their 20th high-school reunion, and soon they begin acting like teenagers again. Bill meets his old hot-dog eating competitor and challenges him to see who can eat more pancakes at the reunion breakfast, while Judy glumly notes that the most popular girl at school has become a successful architect and has a "perfect life."
Published by Loring in book format in 1868. First volume of the Ragged Dick Series. A New York City bootblack rises to middle class respectability through hard work, honesty, and determination. Alger's all-time bestseller. Online at Gutenberg: Fame and Fortune; or, The Progress of Richard Hunter: 1868 Juvenile novel.
War of the Wing-Men (heavily edited original book publication); later issued with the author's preferred text and title as The Man Who Counts (1958). Stranded on an alien planet, facing starvation, Van Rijn's only hope of survival is to end an eternal war between furry "Wingmen".
The woodcutter's cries disturb the chief of the gods as he deliberates the world's business and he sends Mercury down with instructions to test the man with the three axes and cut off his head if he chooses wrongly. Although he survives the test and returns a rich man, the entire countryside decides to follow his example and gets decapitated.
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