Samuel Butler: Honesty consists not in never stealing but in knowing where to stop in stealing, and how to make good use of what one do

Honesty consists not in never stealing but in knowing where to stop in stealing, — Samuel Butler

Honesty consists not in never stealing but in knowing where to stop in stealing, and how to make good use of what one does steal.

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