Some people would rather have a lie that makes them smile than a truth that makes them cry. I'm the opposite; I'd rather have people make me cry with the truth than try to make me smile.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
People can choose between the sweet lie or the bitter truth. I say the bitter truth, but many people don't want to hear it.
What is it in people, or just in people like me, that would rather let a lie go by, would rather wish it away or minimize it, than point it out and cause the liar embarrassment?
I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms.
For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.
I'd rather not have anything than be a liar.
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful.
Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it.
Once in a while, when I was younger, I'd lie, then tell the truth, and I'd feel better.
Gradually I came to realize that people will more readily swallow lies than truth, as if the taste of lies was homey, appetizing: a habit.
Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
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