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eminence and irradiating a beneficent grace, implies the divine element 
and the celestial future of mankind. Character is always known; it gives 
splendor to youth and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs. 
h^one^ty. 
A flowering herb of the genus Lunaria (L. Rediviva). 
Honesty and Truth. 
“Honesty is the best policy 
though our motive for practising Honesty should be far higher than the 
temporal advantage which an honest course shall bring us. 
“The honest man, though e’er so poor. 
Is king o’ men for a’ that.” 
— Burns. 
Hp HUTH and honesty show themselves in various ways. They charac- 
A- terize the men of just dealing, the faithful men of business, the men 
who will not deceive you to their own advantage. 
Honesty is the plainest and humblest manifestation of the principle 
of truth. Pull measures, just weights, true samples, full service, strict 
fulfilment of engagements, are all indispensable to men of character. 
Truthfulness', truth alone, I grant, may not constitute a great man, 
hut it is the most important element of a great character. 
It gives security to those who employ him, and confidence to those 
who serve under him. 
“Unforced with punishment, unawed by fear, 
His words were simple, and his soul sincere.” 
■—Dry den. 
