Plain Dealing

Famous quotes containing the words plain dealing, plain and/or dealing:

    “Take back the beauty and wit you bestow upon me; leave me my own mediocrity of agreeableness and genius, but leave me also my sincerity, my constancy, and my plain dealing; ‘tis all I have to recommend me to the esteem either of others or myself.”
    —Mary Wortley, Lady Montagu (1689–1762)

    “‘Tis here, but yet confused.
    Knavery’s plain face is never seen till used.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Although pretend play is important, it is still the means to an end, not the end itself. Do not make the mistake of thinking a contrived, pretend drama can substitute for real interpersonal comfort in dealing with important emotional issues.”
    —Stanley I. Greenspan (20th century)