Quote#Truth
The more truth you can get into any business, the better. Let the…
Quote byArthur Helps · 1813–1875
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: First Series (1847, 1853), Bk. 1, Ch. 1: ‘Truth’.
English (original)
The more truth you can get into any business, the better. Let the other side know the defects of yours, let them know how you are to be satisfied, let there be as little to be found as possible (I should say nothing), and if your business be an honest one, it will be best tended in this way.
— Arthur Helps
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