Stephen L. Carter goes on to say, “Although honesty is an important virtue, it is a different virtue than integrity,” meaning that it is related to integrity but it doesn't define all of it. Because the individual will hear what he wants to hear without knowing the true definition of a word like integrity. There is more than just saying the words, a person must understand the true definition. A society looks at the word integrity as everyone talks about this job, but the society knows nothing true about it. For example, Carter believes that many individuals act selfishly because society has made them believe that telling the truth helps themselves but is not an act of integrity when the truth hurts those around them. The way we look at society as a whole is increasingly becoming one who can be completely honest without ever lifting a finger during the hard work of discerning that integrity. Carter provides this example of how integrity is close to honesty but at the same time not quite. Carter's mother said, "You don't have to tell people everything you know," know that a person can be honest but have no integrity, which only makes honesty worth it