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Develop your character

Develop your character
there is no need to be concerned about reputation. · Unknown culture
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01c. 1581 AD
Honesty is the best policy.
Miguel De Cervantes / quote

Meaning: Being truthful often protects trust and avoids the complications of maintaining a deception. Honest conduct can support lasting relationships even when admitting the truth is uncomfortable.

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02Undated
Age before honesty.
Traditional · English / proverb

Meaning: The saying places age ahead of honesty in a terse order of precedence. It can be read critically as asking whether seniority is being allowed to outweigh conduct.

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03Undated
Old age is honourable.
Traditional · English / proverb

Meaning: Old age deserves respect rather than dismissal. The saying honours later life, without proving that age guarantees wisdom, good conduct or authority over another person’s decisions.

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04Undated
Steal the goose, and give the giblets in alms.
Traditional · English / proverb

Meaning: A small charitable gesture does not make a larger dishonest act acceptable. Consider where the benefit came from rather than letting a visible donation conceal the wrong that supplied it.

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