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Honesty or truthfulness is a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness (including straightforwardness of conduct: earnestness), along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Honesty also involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere.
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).
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.
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor, Is king o' men for a' that. Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord, Wha struts and stares and a' that; Tho' hundreds worship at his word, He's but a coof for a' that: For a' that, and a' that, His ribband, star, and a' that, The man o' independent mind, He looks and laughs at a' that. A prince can make a belted knight,
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Living with the grunts, I have come to respect their grit, their sense of honor and commitment, their bearing, their courage. I’ve been enriched by their unfailing humor and spontaneous generosity. Amid the horror and squalid waste of war, I have seen young Americans at their best. In a very personal way, I honor their service.
Kayla Gattis never thought she'd join the army; she's a liberal who deplores war. She remembered the kids in high school who took their obsession with the military a little too far, their machismo and thirst for violence a constant source of annoyance for the now 24-year-old recruit.