[lit-ideas] Re: "Honesty Is The Best Policy"
- From: Robert.Paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Robert Paul)
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: 13 Oct 2004 13:21:43 PDT
Cervantes said 'Honesty's the best policy' [_Don Quixote_ (pt. II, ch. XXXIII)
Benjamin Franklin, who is often credited as having said it first, was either
borrowing from Cervantes, or hit upon it independently (it really isn't that
profound a saying).
Richard Whately would seem to be playing off the ubiquity of this proverb.
Cervantes also said, 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating,' 'I have other
fish to fry,' etc.
Robert Paul
Reed College
Robert Paul
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