Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Published on May 11, 2016 , under Quotes
Source: Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Nathaniel Macon (12 January 1819).
Complete Sentence: Whether the succeeding generation is to be more virtuous than their predecessors, I cannot say ; but I am sure they will have more worldly wisdom, and enough, I hope, to know that honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.