Aphorism: "Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth"

Don't lie, but don't tell the whole truth.

Nothing requires more skill than the truth, which is like a letting of blood from the heart. It takes skill both to speak it and to withhold it. A single lie can destroy your reputation for honesty. The man deceived seems faulty, and the deceiver seems false, which is worse. Not all truths can be spoken : some should be silenced for your own sake, others for the sake of someone else.