HONESTY

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HONESTY

• The Thorndike-Banhart
• dictionary defines honesty as
• fairness, uprightness, truthfulnessto be honest
  is to be real, genuine, and authentic.
• Honesty expresses both self-respect and respect
  for others
• Read the Book of Virtues by William Bennett

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Definitions of Honesty

• Not hiding the truth
• Being genuinely open
• Showing your true nature
• Expressing pure feelings
• Character Education by Heidel
• Lyman-Mersereau

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Definitions of Honesty

• Not stealing
• Being truthful
• Doing it for yourself
• Telling the truth
• Straightforward conduct

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Proverbs and Maxims

• As scarce as truth is, the supply has always
  been in excess of the demand H W Shaw
• If you tell the truth, you have infinite power
  supporting you but if not, you have infinite
  power against you. Charles Gordon

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Proverbs and Maxims

• We must love them both-those whose opinions we
  share, and those whose opinions we reject. For
  both have labored in the search for Truth and
  both have helped us in the finding of it. St
  Thomas Aquinas

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Consequences of Honesty

• The effects that our actions have on others and
  on ourselves
• Considerations of moral autonomy a truly
  autonomous person is one who is in control of his
  or her life and is morally responsible
• Character Education through Story, Edited by
  Joseph Hester