You can fool some people sometimes, but you can't fool all the people all the time. ** Usually attributed to Abraham Lincoln or P. T. Barnum
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Deception might work short term but eventually the truth comes out.
- In plain terms
- You can lie to some people for a while, but not forever.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth eventually reveals deception.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did truth win out over a lie?
- How do you maintain trust?
Another view
Sometimes truths remain hidden indefinitely.
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