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"Truth, then, is the least desirable of acquaintances. TRUTH THEN IS THE LEAST DESIRABLE OF ACQUAINTANCES
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. 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. Nor is the decision an unwise one; for man is a gregarious animal, knowing that friendship is, at best, but a feeble passion and therefore to be treated with the care due an invalid. It is impossible to be quite candid in conversation with a man; and with a woman it is absolutely necessary that your speech should be candied.  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 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 NOR IS THE DECISION AN UNWISE ONE FOR MAN IS A GREGARIOUS ANIMAL KNOWING THAT FRIENDSHIP IS AT BEST BUT A FEEBLE PASSION AND THEREFORE TO BE TREATED WITH THE CARE DUE AN INVALID IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE QUITE CANDID IN CONVERSATION WITH A MAN AND WITH A WOMAN IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT YOUR SPEECH SHOULD BE CANDIED
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