Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

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.

Josh BillingsComedian · American · 1818 – 1885
More from Josh Billings
Money QuotesHonesty Quotes
#World
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage. — Samuel Johnson
  • Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. — Thomas Carlyle
  • I am afraid we must make the world honest before we can honestly say to our children that honesty is the best policy. — George Bernard Shaw
  • Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it. — Josh Billings
  • The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm. — Josh Billings
  • It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too. — Josh Billings
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026