honesty is the best policy

成語所屬單字honesty

honesty is the best policy — 慣用語

1. used to say that telling the truth and acting honestly is the safest and most re

1.慣用語
釋義

誠實為上策

used to say that telling the truth and acting honestly is the safest and most respected way to behave, even when it is difficult.

例句

When I found the lost wallet I returned it, because honesty is the best policy.

His mother always told him that honesty is the best policy, and he never forgot it.