There are times when a falsehood well told bridges over quite a difficulty, but in the long run, you had better tell the truth, even if you swim the creek.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.
As soon as you think you know someone else's truth better than they do, you are in deep water.
Falsehood is easy, truth so difficult.
In seeking truth you have to get both sides of a story.
Truth disappears with the telling of it.
False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.
It's a lot easier to tell the truth usually.
Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
I've always believed you can get closer to the truth by pretending not to speak it.
Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.