Thursday, October 14, 2004, 1:25:59 AM, Andy Amago wrote: AA> J.L. wrote: I have not been able to find the couplet, but it was AA> apparently Richard Whately -- the Oxford Dict. of Quotations says AA> -- "1787-1863, English philosopher and theologian, Archbishop of AA> Dublin from 1831", who wrote: AA> "Honesty is the beste policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an AA> honest man." AA> A.A. This doesn't compute. Why is someone who practices honesty not an honest man? It's a matter of motive: The last temptation is the greatest treason/To do the right deed for the wrong reason -- Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html