1. A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.-Tagalog (Filipino) (on conscience)
2. A fair exchange is no robbery.-Scottish Proverb
3. A friend’s eye is a good mirror.-Gaelic (on friendship)
4. A loan though old is not a gift.-Hungarian (on indebtedness)
5. A man who never made a mistake, never made anything.-unknown
6. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.-Benjamin Franklin
7. Avoid dishonest gain: no price can recompence the pangs of vice.-Benjamin Franklin
8. Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion.-Julius Caesar
9. Dally not with other folk’s spouses or money.-Benjamin Franklin
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10. Don’t pretend to be something you aren’t.-Aesop
11. Don’t take any wooden nickels.-American (on authenticity)
12. Following the path of least resistence is what makes both men and rivers crooked.-unknown
13. From the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks.-Jesus Christ
14. Half the truth is often a whole lie.-Benjamin Franklin
15. He that first cries out “stop thief” is often he that has stolen the treasure.-William Congreve
16. He that steals an egg will steal an ox.-George Herbert
17. Honesty is the best policy.-Aesop
18. It is better to suffer for truth than to prosper by falsehood.-Danish (on comparable worth)
19. Keep conscience clear, then never fear.-Benjamin Franklin
20. Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee.-George Chapman
21. Let’s get things straight.-unknown
22. Making money selling manure is better than losing money selling musk.-Egyptian (on buying and selling)
23. No legacy is as rich as honesty.-unknown
24. Pay what you owe and what you’re worth you’ll know.-Benjamin Franklin
25. Possession is nine tenths of the law.-unknown
26. The best thing about telling the truth is…you don’t have to remember what you said!-unknown
27. The contented person can never be ruined.-Chinese (on conscience)
28. The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.-Benjamin Franklin
29. When a thief kisses you, count your teeth.-Yiddish