Do you consider yourself a truthful person? As a young person I thought I was always truthful but as I aged, I discovered just how wrong I was. There have been many times that I used exaggeration to make a point clearer and more interesting but in fact that is actually being somewhat untruthful. I think I can safely say that everyone at one time or another plays fast and loose with the truth for any number of reasons. Here is a collection of comments and quotations about the truth that make a great deal of sense.

• “The trouble with stretching the truth is that it’s apt to snap back.” Anonymous

• “Truth is such a rare thing; it is delightful to tell it.” Emily Dickinson

• “The man who speaks the truth is always at ease.” Persian Proverb

• “If you speak the truth have a foot in the stirrup.” Turkish Proverb

• “Truth is the anvil which has worn out many a hammer.” Anonymous

• “Everyone loves the truth, but not everyone tells it.” Yiddish Proverb

• “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” Winston Churchill

• “Craft must have clothes, but truth lives to go naked.” Thomas Fuller

• “Truth is heavy; few therefore can bear it.” Hebrew Proverb

• “Seldom any splendid story is wholly true.” Anonymous

And finally, a quote from one of my favorite people: Mark Twain

“When in doubt, tell the truth.“

And here’s one of my own:

“Always tell the truth and do the right thing regardless of the consequences.”

THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE