rehellisyys maan perii

Finnish

Etymology

A variant (with siveys instead of rehellisyys) can be found in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Siweys maan peri.

Proverb

rehellisyys maan perii (literally, “honesty inherits the land”)

  1. honesty is the best policy
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