Is Honesty always the best policy?

Question

Is Honesty always the best policy?

Answer 1

It's NEVER the best policy!

LieLie lie lie lie, and if they catch you, lie some more!

LIE FGS!!!

Answer 2

yes, in general, honesty is the best policy. However, there are times in social settings that white lies might be necessary to be polite.

Answer 3

yeap.. always..

Answer 4

Yes.  I it is best not to do anything that you would feel you'd  want to lie about.  Make good choices  you won't have to lie.  Saying no and giving an honest oppinion is some of the hardest things to do.  Practice communications that will be tactful ways to say no or give a negative oppinion.  For example, "I think another dress would look better"  instead of "I don't like that dress."

Answer 5

no - sometimes the truth is too painful to handle. i am not saying you should lie but omitting parts of the truth is not the same as telling a lie.

to lie is dishonest, to omit painful truths is merely protection!

Answer 6

i thought it was until recently, i have always told the truth but it seems that is not always the best way to be.

but seriosly  i think it is the  best policy

Answer 7

Absolutely. Liars are usually caught out in the end anyway. The are so many times recently I could have lied to make my life easier but I didn't because I have a conscience. xxxx

Answer 8

it depends on what kinda guy you are .

Answer 9

To be honest and to be genuine are not necessarily the same thing....I'd rather be genuine....

Answer 10

That's what they teach in the Boy Scouts, anyway. But in practise it doesn't work that well. There are some really heavily skilled people at manipulating facts, words, and situations and they are nasty to deal with. So what winds up happening is you get fu***d and end up holding the ball and everyone walks away with you standing there with your pants down. Honesty's best friend is the withholding of truth too. Whatever it is you need to spin it in your favor to defend yourself.

Be careful lying to the cops. When in doubt take the fifth or ask for an attorney first before you say anything. An exception would be where you witness a crime or bad situation. Then yes you have to be honest and represent the truth as detailed and as exact as possible. It's your civic duty in case someone got assaulted or seriously injured.

Answer 11

not always no...sometimes to protect someone we lie...its ok so long as you can justify your actions as to why you lied to protect them...if that makes sense.

Answer 12

Yes it is...and patience too, is a virtue.

Answer 13

YES unless it is to a woman about her body size

Answer 14

Of course. Say there's two candidates running for a position and the frontrunner and more popular one lies for example or does something dishonost, people are going to vote for the other candidate for his or her character.

Answer 15

No - haven't you ever heard of white lies? ;-)

Answer 16

Mostly yes, but not if it's something which isn't important and might hurt someones feelings.

Answer 17

always.............. i hate people who lie doesn't make a different if its a little white one

Answer 18

Yes, or as honest as you can be without hurting someones feelings.

Answer 19

YES, lies catch up eventually.

Answer 20

Generally speaking , it is the best policy. It isn't always bright to tell a woman she looks bad in a dress if she asks. To avoid the lie you can always say its a very interesting dress, or it's very colorful, or the color looks good on her.

Answer 21

It is advised because it feels horrible to be lied to and you know that you are being lied to.. Happens to me a lot, my friends lie to me and then I find out that they'd lied but they still don't admit to it and start digging a hole.

Answer 22

Sometimes it is for the good of the other person to lie.  For instance - I have worked with older people in homes and they truly believe their parents etc are alive or that yes they will be going back to their lovely home.  To tell them the truth would be devastating for them so it is better "for them" to tell a lie.  They then go about their daily business happy in the knowledge that all is good.

Answer 23

It depends.

I mean, who really has anything to gain if you tell your friend that his girlfriend's ugly? He gets pissed and you look like an ***. Now, if you were to tell him that his girlfriend came onto you, that's a different story (provided it's true..but that's a different question) Just use your discretion. ;)

Answer 24

nearly always!

Answer 25

Most of the time yes, but here are a few examples where little white lies are acceptable. Friend just had a baby 'isn't she the cutest ever' the answer is yes! 'Do you think i look fat in this' answer always no! you get what i mean anyway

Answer 26

You bet it is......My memory is not good enough to be a good liar.

Answer 27

When you lie, it could be compared to this: take a stone and throw it into a lake that is still, it creates a ring in the water; and another and another and so on. Lie's are the rings....start out small and get bigger and bigger on to cover up another. I guess if you don't  want to "make waves" in your life and the lives of the person or people you lie to then honesty IS the best policy - if you can wrap your mind around that. God Bless!! - Experienced.

Answer 28

yes within reason

with honesty you know where you stand with someone :)

Answer 29

yes.Because you don't need to over work your brain trying to figure out what lie you told who ,why and when.

so just be honest with your self and with the rest. And you will realize how important and stress free it is to be honest.

Good luck

Answer 30

Not always.  A white lie may spare someones feelings.

Answer 31

Yes because my gran god bless her used to say "Tell one lie you have to tell another hundred to cover it only honesty stays true"