181.說(shuō)真話(huà),但不要說(shuō)出所有真話(huà)
說(shuō)真話(huà),但不要說(shuō)出所有真話(huà)。沒(méi)有什么事比袒露真相更需要謹(jǐn)慎的了--說(shuō)真話(huà)就像用手術(shù)刀給心臟做手術(shù)一樣。透露真相和掩蓋真相一樣,耗費(fèi)人的心機(jī)。一句簡(jiǎn)單的謊言就可能毀掉你整個(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)的名聲。欺騙被視為背叛,騙子被視為叛徒--后者更嚴(yán)重。但是,不是所有的事實(shí)都可道出:有時(shí)是為了保全自己,有時(shí)是為了保全他人。
181.The truth, but not the whole truth
The truth, but not the whole truth. Nothing demands more caution than the truth: it is the lancet of the heart. It requires as much to tell the truth as to conceal it. A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity. The deceit is regarded as treason and the deceiver as a traitor, which is worse. Yet not all truths can be spoken: some for our own sake, others for the sake of others.