“Something unpleasant is coming when men are anxious to tell the truth.”
Book IV, Chapter 6.
Books, Coningsby (1844), The Young Duke (1831)
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As quoted in "The 90%" http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/the-90-/934145/0, The Indian Express (9 April 2012)
“She is not one to disdain truth indefinitely only because it is unpleasant.”
Source: The White Rose (1985), Chapter 42, “Homecoming” (p. 639)
“Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.”
As quoted in Time and Chance (1994) by James Cannon, p. 411.
Source: The Prince (1513), Ch. 23; translated by Luigi Ricci
“When in doubt, tell the truth.”
Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Ch. II
Not in the text, but added by many sources is the sentence: "It will confound your enemies and astound your friends." Compare this line to the advice attributed to Henry Wotton (1568 - 1639) to a young diplomat "to tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound his enemies." 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)
Following the Equator (1897)
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Red Prophet (1988), Chapter 1.
“We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts.”
