Is honesty the best policy or not under certain circumstances?

Honesty means speaking the truth and being fair and upright in act.Anyone who lies and
cheats is dishonest. Those who gain fortunes not by hard labour but by other means is
dishonest too. However,nowadays we often confront confidence crisis such as
cheating,overcharging,faking commodities and so on.In the tide of commodity economy
today,it seem that more and more people believe in money at the sacrifice of honesty.To
them,among such as health,beauty,money,intelligence,honesty,reputation and talent,honesty is
the only thing that can be east away.They don’t understand or pretend not to understand that
honesty is the biggest fortune humans own, and that is the prerequisite for doing everything
well.I think these people are to be pitied.I think that we should be honest because being
honest is not only beneficial to ourselves but also to others and the whole society. Honesty is
a good virtue.If you are honest all the time,you’ll be trusted and respected by others.A liar is
always looked down upon and regarded as a black sheep by the people around.Once you
lie,people will never believe you even if you speak the truth.In short,honesty is
gold.Honest,your reputation will become great; dishonest, your name will be spoiled and your
personality degraded.Therefore,we should never make such an excuse as “A little dishonesty
is only a trifle thing.We should eradicate immediately the seed of dishonesty once it is sowed
in our minds.