You Can Not Be Honest With Others, If You Are Not First Honest With Yourself.
Honesty, like any inclination, can become a ruling passion, a monomania almost.
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer
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Honesty, like any inclination, can become a ruling passion, a monomania almost.
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