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In art, the bare truth must, in common gallantry, be awarded a print petticoat or one of canvas, as the case may be, to hide her nakedness; and in life, it is a disastrous virtue that we have united to commend and avoid. IN ART THE BARE TRUTH MUST IN COMMON GALLANTRY BE AWARDED A PRINT PETTICOAT OR ONE OF CANVAS AS THE CASE MAY BE TO HIDE HER NAKEDNESS AND IN LIFE IT IS A DISASTROUS VIRTUE THAT WE HAVE UNITED TO COMMEND AND AVOID
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. 'Truth hurts' has all the pathos of understatement. It not only hurts, but infuriates. It has no more right to go naked in public than any one else. Indeed, it has less right; for truth-telling is natural to mankind--as is shown by its prevalence among the younger sort, such as children and cynics--and, as Shakespeare long ago forgot to tell us, a touch of nature makes the whole world embarrassed." At this point Mrs. Haggage sniffed. She considered he was growing improper. She distrusted Nature. "Truth-telling, then, may safely be regarded as an unamiable indiscretion. 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 TRUTH HURTS HAS ALL THE PATHOS OF UNDERSTATEMENT IT NOT ONLY HURTS BUT INFURIATES IT HAS NO MORE RIGHT TO GO NAKED IN PUBLIC THAN ANY ONE ELSE INDEED IT HAS LESS RIGHT FOR TRUTH TELLING IS NATURAL TO MANKIND AS IS SHOWN BY ITS PREVALENCE AMONG THE YOUNGER SORT SUCH AS CHILDREN AND CYNICS AND AS SHAKESPEARE LONG AGO FORGOT TO TELL US A TOUCH OF NATURE MAKES THE WHOLE WORLD EMBARRASSED AT THIS POINT MISSUS HAGGAGE SNIFFED SHE CONSIDERED HE WAS GROWING IMPROPER SHE DISTRUSTED NATURE TRUTH TELLING THEN MAY SAFELY BE REGARDED AS AN UNAMIABLE INDISCRETION
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