Integrity earns respect.

Meaning: If you are honest and have strong moral principles, people will admire and respect you.

Choice of Words: Integrity means being honest and having strong moral principles. Earns means to receive something as a result of one's actions or qualities. Respect refers to a feeling of admiration or esteem for someone or something.

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Being honest gets you respect.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the first one, but it emphasizes that being honest is important for earning respect.

Choice of Words: Being honest means telling the truth and not lying. Gets you means to receive something. Respect means having a positive opinion of someone because they behave well. When you put them together, "Being honest gets you respect" means that when you tell the truth and don't lie, people will think well of you.

If you're truthful, people will look up to you.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the first two, but it emphasizes that being truthful is important for earning respect and admiration.

Choice of Words: If you're truthful means if you tell the truth and don't lie. People will look up to you means people will respect you and admire you. When you put them together, "If you're truthful, people will look up to you" means that if you are honest, people will think well of you and see you as a good person.

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