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"Not honest!" exclaimed the jeweller, in a tone loud with anger, and deep with a sense of injury whether at the idea that he should be capable of a dishonest thing, or at the possibility of having, for honesty's sake, to yield a money-making principle, I do not know; "I present the thing as it is, and leave my customer to judge according to his knowledge. Is mine to be worth nothing to me?
After her oldest girl was as long-legged as a colt, she'd send word to her customers and say that they needed another yard and a half or two yards to make their dresses in any kind of style. Of course it got out in time, and everybody who wanted sewing done went to a woman in South Rivers. I often say to Bartholomew that honesty's the best policy, even where it looks the other way round."
"But certainly it is a hard thing to be so poor at my time of life; and so honest a man as I've been, too!" Captain Smith went a little too far when he said that "honesty's nothing without force of character."
"But certainly it is a hard thing to be so poor at my time of life; and so honest a man as I've been, too!" Captain Smith went a little too far when he said that "honesty's nothing without force of character."
"Three of my servants have been cast into prison, a fourth, named François Hébert, commendable for thirty-seven years' faithful service, defended our interests, and for his honesty's sake has been in chains since the month of July.
Although it was not her temper easily to bend her mind to entreaty, she could not help exclaiming after the ireful and retreating ship-chandler, "Good Master, hear me but a moment! for mercy's sake, for honesty's sake!"
This accusation, after soul-wearying delays, had culminated to-day in conviction. The sentence of the court had been imposed upon her: that for three years she should be imprisoned.... This, despite her innocence. She had endured much miserably much! for honesty's sake. There wrought the irony of fate. She had endured bravely for honesty's sake. And the end of it all was shame unutterable.
And if my honesty had the backing of something else that I myself knew not yet, why, for honesty's good safety, God send it such backing always! Without some such aid, it is too often brought to terms and sings small in the end. The evening grew late and darkness had fallen. I turned again to my supper and contrived to eat and to drink a glass or two of wine.
I tell you, my lad, in return, that I don't believe a word that you say; but, however, that's of no consequence. It requires reflection to tell a lie, and I have no objection to a little invention, or a little caution with strangers. All that about the battle was very clever; but still, depend upon it honesty's the best policy.
I escape, I bring you over and here I am, supporting you, and in all probability, the one on whom depends the fate of one of the first families in the country. And you preaches at me, do you? Look you, Will; in this world, honesty's nothing without force of character! And so your health!"
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