Truth will lose its credit, if delivered by a person that has none.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Truth loses value when spoken by someone with a poor reputation.
- In plain terms
- Truth is ignored if the person saying it is not trusted.
- What can you take from it?
- Credibility matters as much as the message itself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does the messenger matter?
- How is trust built?
Another view
Truth remains true regardless of the speaker.
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