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Definition of Honest

Honest

  1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
  2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
  3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
  4. Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
  5. To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.

Honest Quotations

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.
Hunter S. Thompson

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Maya Angelou

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.
Chanakya

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.
Bruce Lee
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Honest Translations

honest in Afrikaans is eerlik
honest in Dutch is eerlijk, eerzaam, degelijk
honest in Finnish is rehellinen
honest in German is ehrlich, ehrenwerte
honest in Italian is onesto
honest in Latin is pia pium, pius
honest in Portuguese is honesto
honest in Spanish is leal, sincero

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