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'Truth hurts' has all the pathos of understatement. It not only hurts, but infuriates. TRUTH HURTS HAS ALL THE PATHOS OF UNDERSTATEMENT IT NOT ONLY HURTS BUT INFURIATES
sant things have been said of it. In fact, our decade has turned its back relentlessly upon the decayed, and we no longer read the lament over the lost art of lying issued many magazines ago by a once prominent British author. Still, without advancing any Wilde theories, one may fairly claim that truth is a jewel--a jewel with many facets, differing in appearance from each point of view. "And while 'Tell the truth and shame the Devil' is a very pretty sentiment, it need not necessarily mean anything. The Devil, if there be a personal devil--and it has been pointed out, with some show of reason, that an impersonal one could scarcely carry out such enormous contracts--would, in all probability, rather approve than otherwise of indiscriminate truth-telling. Irritation is the root of all evil; and there is nothing more irritating than to hear the truth about one's self. It is bad enough, in all conscience, to be insulted, but the truth of an insult is the barb that prevents its retraction. AIR OF GENEROSITY THAT MANY PLEASANT THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID OF IT IN FACT OUR DECADE HAS TURNED ITS BACK RELENTLESSLY UPON THE DECAYED AND WE NO LONGER READ THE LAMENT OVER THE LOST ART OF LYING ISSUED MANY MAGAZINES AGO BY A ONCE PROMINENT BRITISH AUTHOR STILL WITHOUT ADVANCING ANY WILD THEORIES ONE MAY FAIRLY CLAIM THAT TRUTH IS A JEWEL A JEWEL WITH MANY FACETS DIFFERING IN APPEARANCE FROM EACH POINT OF VIEW AND WHILE TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL IS A VERY PRETTY SENTIMENT IT NEED NOT NECESSARILY MEAN ANYTHING THE DEVIL IF THERE BE A PERSONAL DEVIL AND IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT WITH SOME SHOW OF REASON THAT AN IMPERSONAL ONE COULD SCARCELY CARRY OUT SUCH ENORMOUS CONTRACTS WOULD IN ALL PROBABILITY RATHER APPROVE THAN OTHERWISE OF INDISCRIMINATE TRUTH TELLING IRRITATION IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL AND THERE IS NOTHING MORE IRRITATING THAN TO HEAR THE TRUTH ABOUT ONESELF IT IS BAD ENOUGH IN ALL CONSCIENCE TO BE INSULTED BUT THE TRUTH OF AN INSULT IS THE BARB THAT PREVENTS ITS RETRACTION
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