Josh Billings Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet
all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread."

by:	Josh Billings [Henry Wheeler Shaw] (1818-1885) American humorist and lecturer
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Categories:	Honesty, Proverbs, Wealth
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Anyone who loses his honestly has nothing else to lose. -- Cal, lewisville, TX
I once gave tender to a guy with a card board sign, next to the road, asking for money. The sign said, I need money for alcohol. I laughed and thought that was honest enough to give a handout. Is that lawful tender ? probably not. -- Mike, Norwalk
Without honesty, all of the world's wealth diminishes, making a loaf of bread invisible and non-attainable. Economic dishonesty is exemplified by the number of loaves available in Cuba and Venezuela. -- Mike, Norwalk