There is no well-defined boundary between honesty and dishonesty. The frontiers of one blend with the outside limits of the other, and he who attempts to tread this dangerous ground may be sometimes in one domain and sometimes in the other.
- O. Henry
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Yes. I agree with that honesty and dishonesty is hardly to discern, because their are no clear definition for honesty. When you are honest, you may hurt others. So, sometimes, you had to be inhonesty to protect you or other. I mean that honesty is not a merit in practice.