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Aristotle in his Ethics holds felix idemque sapiens, to be wise and happy, are reciprocal terms, bonus idemque sapiens honestus.
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Omnis amor honestus et bonus, et amore digni qui bene dicunt de Amore.
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Moreover, their moral rights, e.g. defence against the inquisitive, &c.St. Alfonso, I consider, would take the same view of the "justa causa" as the Anglican divines; he speaks of it as "quicunque finis _honestus_, ad servanda bona spiritui vel corpori utilia;" which is very much the view which they take of it, judging by the instances which they give.
Apologia Pro Vita Sua John Henry Newman 1845
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Tell him to remember, what a writer whose drift is to forment Prejudices, will be more popular than one who strives to moderate or correct them, though the former should he honestus and the latter
Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 17 February 1794 1794
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Utinam emori fortunis meis honestus exitus esset! neu vivere contemptus viderer, si defessus malis injuriae concessissem. [
C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust
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[17] _Honestus_, 'honoured,' or 'honourable;' for _honestus_ (from
C. Sallusti Crispi De Bello Catilinario Et Jugurthino 86 BC-34? BC Sallust
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[Footnote 1: Kelsall.] [Footnote 2: The English "Honesty" and "Honour" alike fail to convey the full force of the Latin _honestus_.
Cicero Ancient Classics for English Readers Rev. W. Lucas Collins 1852
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