The trouble with excuses, however, is that they become inevitably difficult to believe after they’ve been used a couple of times.

Honesty whispers, "Don't get pricked by the thorns of lie.

Don't ever accuse anyone of being full of pride, undignified and unprofessional when simply they are wise to move away from dishonest schemers.
Dishonesty comprise too of layers of lies simply casted for impressive appearances. There are times too that corrupt hearts have their own confused, modified, self-affirming, pro-self interest business inclined definitions of "professionalism, integrity, dignity and pride.

Men are able to trust one another, knowing the exact degree of dishonesty they are entitled to expect.

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure to starve.

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are not yet in that stage of degeneracy.