“To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.”
Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) Russian writer
“The young are not afraid of telling the truth.”
Source: The Diary of a Young Girl
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“Advised a young diplomat "to tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound his enemies."”
Henry Wotton (1568–1639) English ambassador
Attributed. E.g., Vol 24, Encyclopedia Britannica of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, page 721 https://books.google.com/books?id=_GlJAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA721&lpg=PA721&dq=truth+wotton+confound+advice&source=bl&ots=-cGk3UDLLj&sig=ltOR1xtI9WFic1JWKiFmIZ8Yce0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjVkZCsj-jRAhXCyFQKHTmsCkAQ6AEIODAG#v=onepage&q=truth%20wotton%20confound%20advice&f=false (9th Ed. 1894). <br class="br">Compare Mark Twain who, in Following the Equator, said "When in doubt, tell the truth" (which is often mis-quoted as containing an additional clause providing "it will confound your enemies and astound your friends").
Akio Morita (1921–1999) Japanese businessman
Akio Morita, cited in: Nick Lyons (1976) The Sony vision. p. 101.
“Do not doubt him who tells you he is afraid, but be afraid of him who tells you he has no doubts.”
Erich Fried (1921–1988) Austrian writer
Original German text: "Zweifle nicht an dem der dir sagt er hat Angst, aber hab Angst vor dem der dir sagt, er kennt keinen Zweifel."
from "100 Gedichte ohne Vaterland", pub. 1978.
“In heaven so wonderful
Why are we oh so afraid of dying young
We are dying young”
Kris Roe (1978) American composer and singer
Welcome the Night
Song lyrics, Welcome the Night (2007)
Sid Tepper (1918–2015) American songwriter
Song The Young Ones
