“Honesty is always good, except when it's better to lie.”
Variant: We is always so much better than I.
Source: Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
“Honesty is, honestly, the best policy,” said Saracen. “But when honesty doesn’t work, lie, and lie convincingly.”
Source: The Dying of the Light
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