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Honesty so bright it forgets to flatter you first.
means Truthful and direct without varnish, or a photo taken before anyone arranged their face.
from From Latin candidus, meaning shining white — the same root as candle and candidate, who wore white togas to look pure. Honesty borrowed the glow.
Roman politicsCandidates wore white to seem morally spotless.
Color firstOriginally meant literally white, not honest.
Camera eraCandid photo means caught, not posed.