Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Les lie ▁S . ▁His c ott <0x0A> </s> ▁Hon esty ▁is ▁a ▁fac et ▁of ▁moral ▁character ▁that ▁con notes ▁positive ▁and ▁virt uous ▁attributes ▁such ▁as ▁integrity , ▁truth ful ness , ▁straightforward ness , ▁including ▁straightforward ness ▁of ▁conduct , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁lying , ▁che ating , ▁the ft , ▁etc . ▁Hon esty ▁also ▁involves ▁being ▁trust worth y , ▁loyal , ▁fair , ▁and ▁s inc ere . ▁ ▁Hon esty ▁is ▁val ued ▁in ▁many ▁eth nic ▁and ▁religious ▁cult ures . ▁" H on esty ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁policy " ▁is ▁a ▁pro verb ▁of ▁Ed win ▁Sand ys , ▁while ▁the ▁quote ▁" H on esty ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁wisdom " ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson , ▁as ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁ ▁Nathan iel ▁Ma con . ▁April ▁ 3 0 ▁is ▁national ▁Hon esty ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁William ▁Shakespeare ▁fam ously ▁described ▁hon esty ▁as ▁an ▁attribute ▁people ▁leave ▁behind ▁when ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁" no ▁legacy ▁is ▁so ▁rich ▁as ▁hon esty " ▁in ▁act ▁ 3 ▁scene ▁ 5 ▁of ▁" All ' s ▁Well ▁that ▁End s ▁Well ." ▁ ▁O thers ▁have ▁noted , ▁however , ▁that ▁" to o ▁much ▁hon esty ▁might ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁und is cipl ined ▁open ness ". ▁For ▁example , ▁individuals ▁may ▁be ▁perce ived ▁as ▁being ▁" to o ▁honest " ▁if ▁they ▁honest