“Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.”
Lillian Hellman The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1939)
“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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Markandey Katju (1946) Indian judge
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.”
Glen Cook book The White Rose
Source: The White Rose (1985), Chapter 42, “Homecoming” (p. 639)
“Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.”
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
As quoted in Time and Chance (1994) by James Cannon, p. 411.
“When in doubt, tell the truth.”
Mark Twain book Following the Equator
Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Ch. II <br class="br">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) <br class="br">Following the Equator (1897)
Orson Scott Card (1951) American science fiction novelist
Source: The Tales of Alvin Maker, Red Prophet (1988), Chapter 1.
“We always question the bonafides of the man who tells us unpleasant facts.”
R. K. Narayan (1906–2001) writer of Indian English literature
