"A lie for a good reason is better than a truth that destroys."

Truth, Ethics, Compassion, Lies

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"A lie for a good reason is better than a truth that destroys."

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"The fact differentiates the fake."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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Frank Herbert, American Writer

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"My truth could be very different than your truth."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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Suzy Kassem, American Writer

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Mark Twain, American Author

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"I don't know much about the world, but I do know one thing for sure. If I'm pessimistic, then the adults in this world who are not pessimistic are a bunch of idiots."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

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"Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others."

Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian Novelist

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Craig D. Lounsbrough, American Author

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