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1 honesty is the best policy
syn: cheats never prosperчесність – найкраща політика virtue is its own reward a clean hand wants no washing a good name is better than richesEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > honesty is the best policy
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2 a clean hand wants no washing
syn: honesty is the best policyчесній людині не треба виправдовуватися honesty is the best policyEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a clean hand wants no washing
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3 a good name is better than riches
syn: honesty is the best policyдобра слава краще від багатства добре ім'я – найкраще багатство ≅ хоч чоловік убогий, та слово чисте хоч у мене шуба овеча, та душа чиста цнота ліпше золота багатство і слава не загоять ушкодженого сумління ліпше цнота в болоті як нецнота в золоті virtue is its own reward honesty is the best policyEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > a good name is better than riches
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4 _честь; гідність; щирість
a bad wound is cured, not a bad name candor breeds hatred the cat is honest when the meat is out of her reach a cat may look at a king a clean hand wants no washing a good name is better than riches an honest heart being the first blessing, a knowing head is the second an honest man is the noblest work of God an honest man is worth his weight in gold an honest man's word is as good as his bond an honest official has no fat subordinates honesty is the best policy honesty is praised and left to starve honesty pays honour and profit lie not in one sack knaves and fools divide the world knaves are in such repute that honest men are accounted fools knaves imagine nothing can be done without knavery once standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked sell not virtue to purchase wealth nor liberty to purchase power sincerity is the mortar of friendship worth has been underrated ever since wealth was overvaluedEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > _честь; гідність; щирість
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5 virtue is its own reward
syn: honesty is the best policyдоброчесність не потребує винагороди ≅ доброму всюди добре будь лагідним, будеш і Богу угодним кинь хліб назад себе, а він стане наперед тебе золото і в болоті світиться щирому й Бог помагає kind hearts are more than coronetsEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > virtue is its own reward
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6 cheats never prosper
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > cheats never prosper
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