雙語智慧書·說真話，但不要說出所有真話

181．說真話，但不要說出所有真話
　　說真話，但不要說出所有真話。沒有什么事比袒露真相更需要謹慎的了--說真話就像用手術(shù)刀給心臟做手術(shù)一樣。透露真相和掩蓋真相一樣，耗費人的心機。一句簡單的謊言就可能毀掉你整個誠實的名聲。欺騙被視為背叛，騙子被視為叛徒--后者更嚴重。但是，不是所有的事實都可道出：有時是為了保全自己，有時是為了保全他人。


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.