Proverbs:

A clean mouth and an honest hand
Will take a man through any land.
German
A few things gained by fraud destroy a fortune otherwise honestly won.
Latin
A good honest man now-a-days, is but a civil word for a fool.
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A ill wan penny will cast down a pound.
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A man never surfeits of too much honesty.
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A nod of an honest man is enough.
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A tower of strength is an honest man.
Bulwer
All the honesty is in the parting.
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An honest countenance is the best passport.
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An honest look covereth many faults.
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An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone.
Danish
An honest man has half as much more brains as he needs; a knave hath not half enough.
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An honest man is always a child.
Martial
An honest man is hurt by praise unjustly bestowed.
French
An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him.
Danish
An honest man is the noblest work of God.
Pope
An honest man’s word is as good as the king’s.
Portuguese
An honest man’s word is his bond.
Dutch
As honest a man as ever break bread.
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As honest a man as ever trod on shoe leather.
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Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God.
Publius Syrus
Clean hands want no wash-ball.
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He leaves his office with the beggar’s staff in his hand.
German
He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave all dealing.
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Honest as the cat when the meat is out of reach.
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Honest men and knaves may possibly wear the same cloth.
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Honest men are easily humbugged.
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Honest men are bound, but you can never bind a knave.
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Honest men fear neither the light nor the dark.
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Honest men never have the love of a rogue.
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Honest nobody is to blame for all.
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Honesty and plain dealing put knavery out of the bias.
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Honesty has stolen the cow.
German
Honesty is a fool and loseth that it works for.
Shakespeare
Honesty is nae pride.
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Honesty is praised and freezes.
Juvenal
Honesty is praised and starves.
Latin
Honesty is the best policy.
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Honesty is the best policy, but he who acts on that principle is not an honest man.
Archbishop Whately
Honesty lasts longest.
German
Honesty maketh rich but she works slowly.
German
Honesty may be dear bought but can never be a dear pennyworth.
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Honesty is better than ill-gotten wealth.
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Honesty is to many the cause of poverty.
Quintus Curtius Rufus
Hypocritical honesty goes upon stilts.
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Knavery may serve for a turn but honesty is best at long run.
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Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions.
Franklin
Many an honest man stands in need of help that has not the face to beg it.
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No honest man ever repented of his honesty.
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No honest man has the leer of a rogue.
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No legacy so rich as honesty.
Shakespeare
No man ever surfeited on too much honesty.
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None can be wise and safe but he that is honest.
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None can be wise and safe but he that is honest.
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Persevere in acting honestly for all will be made right in time.
Hans Andersen
The best investment for income is honesty.
German
The man who pauses on his honesty wants little of the villain.
Martyn
They are all honest men, but my cloak is not to be found.
Spanish
To be honest as this world goes is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.
Shakespeare
We are bound to be honest but not to be rich.
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You may trust him with untold gold.
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You measure every man’s honesty by your own.
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Proverbs theme "Honesty" in English
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