Purpose: To show that honest is still the best policy.

The Lesson

"An honest man is the noblest work of God." Pope, Essay on Man IV

"Ay, sir: to be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand." Shakespeare, Hamlet

"He that resolves to deal with none but honest men must leave off dealing." Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia

Do you remember the story of George Washington and the Cherry Tree? Well, young George got a new hatchet and decided to test it. He targeted a cherry tree and chopped it down. His father came out of the house and said,