Johann Kaspar Lavater Quotes on Truth
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You may tell a man thou art a fiend, but not your nose wants blowing; to him alone who can bear a thing of that kind, you may tell all.
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He who, when called upon to speak a disagreeable truth, tells it boldly and has done is both bolder and milder than he who nibbles in a low voice and never ceases nibbling.
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Don't speak evil of someone if you don't know for certain, and if you do know ask yourself, why am I telling it?
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The craftiest trickery are too short and ragged a cloak to cover a bad heart.