We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to woman as freely as to man.
Margaret FullerRead
Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart; that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Honesty should guide both personal and professional conduct for a better society.
This quote by Margaret Fuller emphasizes the importance of honesty in both personal and professional spheres. It suggests that if people truly embraced the principle that honesty is the best route, it could raise the moral standards in politics and commerce, leading to a society where personal integrity and public honor are aligned.
Themes
HonestyIntegrityPoliticsTradeMorality
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about ethics in business.
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All quotes →I fear I have not one good word to say this fair morning, though the sun shines so encouragingly on the distant hills and gentle river and the trees are in their festive hues. I am not festive, though contented. When obliged to give myself to the prose of life, as I am on this occasion of being established in a new home I like to do the thing, wholly and quite, - to weave my web for the day solely from the grey yarn.
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Plants of great vigor will almost always struggle into blossom, despite impediments. But there should be encouragement, and a free genial atmosphere for those of more timid sort, fair play for each in its own kind.
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Two persons love in one another the future good which they aid one another to unfold.
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It was not meant that the soul should cultivate the earth, but that the earth should educate and maintain the soul.
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It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor.
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