"Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor."

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"Commend a fool for his wit, or a rogue for his honesty and he will receive you into his favor."

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"All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

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"My past conduct was so transparent and so honest that when my enemies spread rumours about me nobody believed them."

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"Even from the point of view of coquetry, pure and simple," he had told her, "can't you see how much of your attraction you throw away when you stoop to lying?"

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"I thought that when I spilled one secret, the rest would come tumbling after, but openness is a habit you form over time, and not a switch you flip whenever you want to, I'm finding."

Veronica Roth, American Author

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"It is so unkind--' 'Perhaps. But sometimes a compulsion comes over one to speak the truth!"

Agatha Christie, English Writer

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"Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than to hurt someone with the truth."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

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"Don't. Don't let's pretend when there's no one around."

Suzanne Collins, American Novelist

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"It is far better to know the painful truth than to live with a kindly falsehood."

Lois Greiman, American Author

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"I am not good at deception,' said Tuesday gloomily, flushing.Right, my boy, right,' said the President with a ponderous heartiness, 'You aren't good at anything."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

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"If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

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"All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candor."

"My past conduct was so transparent and so honest that when my enemies spread rumours about me nobody believed them."

"Even from the point of view of coquetry, pure and simple," he had told her, "can't you see how much of your attraction you throw away when you stoop to lying?"

"I thought that when I spilled one secret, the rest would come tumbling after, but openness is a habit you form over time, and not a switch you flip whenever you want to, I'm finding."

"It is so unkind--' 'Perhaps. But sometimes a compulsion comes over one to speak the truth!"

"Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than to hurt someone with the truth."

"Don't. Don't let's pretend when there's no one around."

"It is far better to know the painful truth than to live with a kindly falsehood."

"I am not good at deception,' said Tuesday gloomily, flushing.Right, my boy, right,' said the President with a ponderous heartiness, 'You aren't good at anything."

"If they substituted the word 'Lust' for 'Love' in the popular songs it would come nearer the truth."

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"A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool."

"A newspaper consists of just the same number of words, whether there be any news in it or not."

"Worth begets in base minds, envy; in great souls, emulation."

"Guilt has very quick ears to an accusation."

"The characteristic of coquettes is affectation governed by whim."

"Dancing begets warmth, which is the parent of wantonness."