Children and fools cannot lie.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Those who lack skill in deception often tell the truth accidentally.
- In plain terms
- People who cannot lie well end up being honest.
- What can you take from it?
- Truth often reveals itself when deception fails.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who struggles to hide the truth?
- Why do you want to lie?
Another view
Sometimes truth is hard to tell even without lying skills.
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