Be honest and truthful always.

Meaning: Tell the truth and be trustworthy at all times.

Choice of Words: Honest means being truthful and trustworthy. Truthful implies speaking or acting in accordance with the truth. Always suggests doing something consistently and without exception.

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Never lie or cheat.

Meaning: This means that you should always be honest and fair, even when it is difficult.

Choice of Words: Never means not at any time. Lie means to say something that is not true. Cheat means to break the rules or to deceive someone. When you put them together, "Never lie or cheat" is a command to never say something that is not true or to break the rules.

Do the right thing, even when no one is watching.

Meaning: This means that you should always do what is right, even when it is difficult or no one is watching you.

Choice of Words: Do is a verb that means to perform an action. Right means morally correct or just. Thing means an object or an event. Even means in spite of something. When is a conjunction that introduces a clause. No one means not a single person. Is watching means is observing or paying attention to. When you put them together, "Do the right thing, even when no one is watching" is a command to always act in a way that is morally correct, even when no one is watching you.

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