No man can bear to live with a woman who speaks nothing but the truth to him. My mistress has often told me that no man could endure me for more than an hour
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker suggests men often cannot endure total truth from a partner, using their mistress's view as evidence.
- In plain terms
- Men cannot handle a woman who tells them only the truth.
- What can you take from it?
- People often avoid hard truths.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is truth hard to hear?
- Is complete honesty always best?
Another view
This assumes all men react the same way to truth.
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