I was raised to be honest to a fault (by people who are now chronic liars) and during my childhood I read a quote without attribution; “Telling the truth is better than lying, less to keep track of.”
That has stayed with me my whole life, for better or worse.
13 Comments
dohpaz42@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 18h
Best advice ever.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 20 pts · 16h
Alternatively: Never tell the same lie twice.
ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 16h
Wise words from a different sage.
gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 17h
Cursed ventriloquist
ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 17h
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 16h
It is Worf, madam.
ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 16h
3 years ago
bran_buckler@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 15h
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 17h
I was raised to be honest to a fault (by people who are now chronic liars) and during my childhood I read a quote without attribution; “Telling the truth is better than lying, less to keep track of.”
That has stayed with me my whole life, for better or worse.
ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 17h
The reasoning and ethics behind it are a little shaky, but the right lesson is still learned.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 17h
Right, it was meant in humor. I can’t remember the context of the quote apart from that.
deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 9h
My favourite is:
sundray@lemmus.org · 13 pts · 14h
"Also, you never know who's a full telepath, so you might as well not bother anyway."