Honesty is the best policy. "Mercury and the Woodsman"

"Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread." Josh Billings. Josh billings was a humorist whose sayings and writings were very popular because they were delivered in a very aqward manner. That quote if broken down means to me that honesty is the best thing anyone can own although all the honesty in the world is still not worth …

…three axes. The quote I picked almost is opposite of what the story is saying. In most situations if you are honest you don't have anything to show for it. But in the story honesty paid off and the woodsman received something better for being honest. It is always the best choice to be honest because people will respect you more or even give you a reward. Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess