is honesty always the best way to go?
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:}\nThere are sometimes concequences to honesty. be prepared to acccept them.\nLong run Honesty always wuns.
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honesty and being ur self
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if you aren't honest it always comes back to bite you in the bum anyway, so may as well be as honest as possible
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There are no moral absolutes.  Anyone who tells you they always tell the truth is offering their next lie to you. I think what is important with a question of honesty, are motivations.  I think offering the truth most of the time can be shown to be the proven necessary course for most human interactions.  Without a trust in honesty, society fails.  But there are times when a falsehood could be considered.  The question then must be asked, why?  Do you lie for selfish self serving reasons?  Or are you lieing for perhaps something greater than yourself?  A stupid example, say a roommate or lover was irresponsible the night before and got tanked.  After they sober up you might discuss the behavior without beating them up about it.  But I'll call that boss everytime and explain that she is really ill and can't make it work.  Sure, the question of true alturism can always be raised, and such propositions can always be questioned from a perspective of relativity, but my emphasis would be, that circumstance can be considered in any variety of thought experiments within which the right thing to do could be to lie. Is it a lie for yourself, or are you attempting to help someone or something?  That said, lieing does suck.  Crush my heart but please tell me the truth, I've lived long enough, I can handle it.
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Honesty-first and foremost\n\nIf someone knows you're not honest, being considerate of their feelings wouldn't mean all that much, would it?\n\nIf you are always honest, you may still respectively share your opinion without inflicting harm-and the person will know they've received the truth from you.\n\nI'd rather be trusted and respected for that than known as the 'yes guy' (or girl)\n:)
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truth is the answer.Honesty is always the best policy. we are people and some times we have to go thru a learning process and by it we learn what it is we really want and along the way to that discovery we may not understand, so sometimes we may have to give a explanation but let it be real.
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Be honest with him/her.
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I would not say 100% honest, but at least I try my best to be and it works most of the time.
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speak honestly.\n\nExplain the whole truth and how you feel about the issue.\n\nHonesty equals sincerity. There's no other way to look at it.
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to be genuine & honest
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It is always better to be honest than to lie or to go along with something you do not want to do.  There are many ways of being dishonest such as cheating, lying, commiting fraud, conning people, going along with something even though you think its wrong, etc.  No matter what kind of dishonesty you commit, in most cases it catches up to you and you must tell more lies to cover it up or confess your dishonesty.
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I believe honesty is the best policy, but don't be honest just to relieve your own pain. Being honest about a mistake often hurts the other person more than you think. Sometimes its best to just keep quiet and live with the guilt... and hopefully the knowledge that you made a mistake and will never repeat it. \njust_a_guy_in_florida@yahoo.com
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Immanuel Kant (a famous philosopher) said it is crucial to be honest because lying is the worst thing a person can do. This is because our society is built on trust.  All the time we trust people not to do curtain things (like blow-up the place you are in).  If you lie, you break down the trust that keep society together and if people lie to much, society will crumble to nothing.  For me sometimes you have to lie, but most time it is good to be honest.
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There are two correct answers that are possible depending on your ethical philosophy.\n1. If you believe that people should live by a moral code and this code is your duty - which does not consider the outcome of your actions - then the answer is 'Honesty is always the best policy.'\n\n2. If you believe that the correct behaviour is the one that will bring the greatest good to the greatest number - that 'best outcomes' are the guiding principle that should guide a person's acts, then the correct answer is "When lying brings more good to more people, it is preferable to honesty."\n\n;-D If a NAZI came up to you and asked: "Where are they hiding?" Would you tell him, if you knew the answer?
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I must say the number one thing I look for is honesty, not only to me but to yourself! If you can't be honest with yourself you can't be with anyone else...........\nThen along comes trust!
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The truth is always the best answer, even if sometimes told tactfully!
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be honest and true to urself