You ask, in lips of men what ‘truth’ may be;
‘Tis speech from every taint of evil free.”(Explanation: Honesty is that which that does not harm anyone)
– Kural:291,From ‘Thirukkural, by Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, who wrote down philosophy in 1330 concise haikkus. (English translation by Rev.Dr.G U Pope)