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A clean mouth and an honest hand
Will take a man through any land. German. | 1 |
| A few things gained by fraud destroy a fortune otherwise honestly won. Latin. | 2 |
| A good honest man now-a-days, is but a civil word for a fool. | 3 |
| A ill wan penny will cast down a pound. | 4 |
| A man never surfeits of too much honesty. | 5 |
| A nod of an honest man is enough. | 6 |
| A tower of strength is an honest man. Bulwer. | 7 |
| All the honesty is in the parting. | 8 |
| An honest countenance is the best passport. | 9 |
| An honest look covereth many faults. | 10 |
| An honest man does not make himself a dog for the sake of a bone. Danish. | 11 |
| An honest man has half as much more brains as he needs; a knave hath not half enough. | 12 |
| An honest man is always a child. Martial. | 13 |
| An honest man is hurt by praise unjustly bestowed. French. | 14 |
| An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him. Danish. | 15 |
| An honest man is the noblest work of God. Pope. | 16 |
| An honest man’s word is as good as the king’s. Portuguese. | 17 |
| An honest man’s word is his bond. Dutch. | 18 |
| As honest a man as ever break bread. | 19 |
| As honest a man as ever trod on shoe leather. | 20 |
| Clean hands are better than full ones in the sight of God. Publius Syrus. | 21 |
| Clean hands want no wash-ball. | 22 |
| He leaves his office with the beggar’s staff in his hand. German. | 23 |
| He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave all dealing. | 24 |
| Honest as the cat when the meat is out of reach. | 25 |
| Honest men and knaves may possibly wear the same cloth. | 26 |
| Honest men are easily humbugged. | 27 |
| Honest men are bound, but you can never bind a knave. | 28 |
| Honest men fear neither the light nor the dark. | 29 |
| Honest men never have the love of a rogue. | 30 |
| Honest nobody is to blame for all. | 31 |
| Honesty and plain dealing put knavery out of the bias. | 32 |
| Honesty has stolen the cow. German. | 33 |
| Honesty is a fool and loseth that it works for. Shakespeare. | 34 |
| Honesty is nae pride. | 35 |
| Honesty is praised and freezes. Juvenal. | 36 |
| Honesty is praised and starves. Latin. | 37 |
| Honesty is the best policy. | 38 |
| Honesty is the best policy, but he who acts on that principle is not an honest man. Archbishop Whately. | 39 |
| Honesty lasts longest. German. | 40 |
| Honesty maketh rich but she works slowly. German. | 41 |
| Honesty may be dear bought but can never be a dear pennyworth. | 42 |
| Honesty is better than ill-gotten wealth. | 43 |
| Honesty is to many the cause of poverty. Quintus Curtius Rufus. | 44 |
| Hypocritical honesty goes upon stilts. | 45 |
| Knavery may serve for a turn but honesty is best at long run. | 46 |
| Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions. Franklin. | 47 |
| Many an honest man stands in need of help that has not the face to beg it. | 48 |
| No honest man ever repented of his honesty. | 49 |
| No honest man has the leer of a rogue. | 50 |
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| No legacy so rich as honesty. Shakespeare. | 51 |
| No man ever surfeited on too much honesty. | 52 |
| None can be wise and safe but he that is honest. | 53 |
| Persevere in acting honestly for all will be made right in time. Hans Andersen. | 54 |
| The best investment for income is honesty. German. | 55 |
| The man who pauses on his honesty wants little of the villain. Martyn. | 56 |
| They are all honest men, but my cloak is not to be found. Spanish. | 57 |
| To be honest as this world goes is to be one man picked out of ten thousand. Shakespeare. | 58 |
| We are bound to be honest but not to be rich. | 59 |
| You may trust him with untold gold. | 60 |
| You measure every man’s honesty by your own. | 61 |
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