“Truth should be the very breath of our life. When once this state in the pilgrim's progress is reached, all other rules of correct living will come without any effort, and obedience to them will be instinctive.”
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Anchor on one principle and the smaller choices start to sort themselves out. When honesty becomes reflexive rather than a decision you weigh each time, you stop keeping track of half-truths, and countless everyday rules of conduct begin to feel automatic.
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- An accountant who never pads an expense report and so never has to remember a cover story
- A student who cites every source by habit and never sweats a plagiarism check
- A shopkeeper who prices fairly for everyone and stops calculating who to overcharge