"Barring that natural expression of villainy which we all have the man looked honest enough.

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The best of all lost arts is honesty
More Mark Twain quotes
"Honesty: The best of all the lost arts.
"The government of my country snubs honest simplicity but fondles artistic villainy, and I think I might have developed into a very capable pickpocket ...
"There's one way to find out if a man is honest: ask him; if he says yes, you know he's crooked.
"Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.