6 sentences with 'honesty'
Example sentences and phrases with the word honesty and other words derived from it.
• « Zoroastrianism, named after its prophet Zoroaster, taught that the world was being fought over by two great powers: a god of goodness, honesty and benevolence known as Ahura Mazda (meaning "Lord Wisdom") and an evil spirit, Ahriman. »
• « Despite his obvious personal power, Augustus found it useful to maintain the façade of the Republic, along with republican values such as thrift, honesty, bravery and honour. »
• « A bourgeois man was expected to meet high standards of honesty and business ethics. What these concepts shared was a fear of shame - the literature of the period describing this social class is full of references to the failure of a bourgeois to meet these standards and being exposed to great public humiliation. »
• « Before long, competence and honesty were threats to too many people already in power to be allowed to exist; for example, famous Russian scientists lived under house arrest for decades because they could not be disposed of, but neither could they be allowed to express their views openly. »
• « "Ask yourself, 'What am I going to accomplish by disclosing this now? Will my honesty be constructive or destructive? Will my partner understand me more? Will it help me solve this problem, or will she just be angry and hurt?" »