I'd rather say something untrue than tell a lie. In short, I'd rather be honest than clever.

I'd rather take a major financial hit being honest than get rich by lying.

I'd rather hear a truth that'll make me cry than a lie that'll make me smile!

But better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

I love you and, because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

I would rather be the author of my story than have lies told about me.

I would rather be a devil in alliance with truth, than an angel in alliance with falsehood.

763. Better speake truth rudely then lye covertly.

A harmful truth is better than a useful lie.

Nobody likes the man who brings bad news.

Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.

Better foolish and honest than clever and false.

I'd rather go on hearing your lies, than to go on living without you.

Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable