Do you think it's always necessary to tell the truth? From an early age, children are taught that lying is not good. But the time comes to grow up, and they themselves understand - they are deceiving everything. This is how the person and society surrounding him are arranged. And what to do now? Proverbs about truth and lies can help in finding the answer to this question.
Judge for yourselves, from time immemorial, people have been composing various sayings and sayings in which the topic of truth is touched. And although many of them are more than one hundred years old, the wisdom hidden in them is relevant to this day.
Human thinking about good and evil
For some reason, it is generally accepted that lies and evil are on the same side of the barricade, and he who deceives automatically becomes bad. But how then to explain the statement “another lie for salvation”? Such paradoxes in the worldview have long begun to interest the minds of philosophers, forcing them to spend days on end looking for the right answer.
It is very likely that proverbs about truth and lies are just the fruits of this reflection. With the slight difference that their authorship is attributed not to a specific person, but to the people. And actually, what's the difference? After all, content is much more important than a wrapper.
From the world on a string
It is important to note that proverbs about truth and lies were popular in all countries. So, this problem was relevant everywhere, and moral values were similar in all regions of the globe.
So, the Arab proverb says: “It is better to tell the truth than to walk around the bush for years.” Based on this, it can be argued that honesty was a sign of a brave man. Although the lie in these countries was not banned. This is confirmed by another Arab wisdom, which states: "Before you deceive the interlocutor, smear the tip of your tongue with honey."
A similar opinion was shared by the Chinese. Their proverbs and sayings about the truth led to the idea that the truth is always blurred. A good proof of this is the Chinese saying: "Truth has many faces." And yet their favorite saying was "If the truth is on your side, then you will always win the argument."
Proverbs about the truth were popular among Europeans. For example, the Germans said: "The power knows the truth, but does not like to speak." And the pedantic English people came up with a different saying: "Too many words drown the truth."
Proverbs about the truth in Russia
Our ancestors valued morality and made sure that their descendants respected moral principles. That is why the Russian people have such a huge list of sayings and proverbs on various topics. Including the truth with a lie.
Looking ahead, it should be noted that the Slavs perceived the lie poorly, because "the truth does not go with a lie in one team." They did not approve of deception and despised liars. And when Christianity came to Russia, the lie was considered a vice. And all the deceivers, according to popular belief, were to go to hell.
Over the long history of Russia, the people have composed more than one hundred proverbs. It is simply impossible to find, much less learn all of them. Therefore, we consider the most common proverbs about truth and lies that could reach our days:
- "It’s true, as you sewn in a bag - no matter how you hide it, it will still come out."
- "Everything will decay, only the truth will remain."
- "Who honors the truth, the Lord will reward him."
- "The truth is not afraid of either water or fire."
But still there are proverbs and sayings in Russia, which express the idea that a lie is not always bad, and the truth is not absolute value. For instance:
- "Every man has his own truth."
- "True, but happiness is better."
- "To tell the truth is to destroy friendship."
Where is the truth?
And how to decide now: is it always permissible to tell the truth or is it a deception? Unfortunately, no one has the final answer to this question. Here everyone will have to independently search for where his truth is hidden.
More importantly, there is one unwritten law in the universe: "Truth always comes out." And no matter what the thoughts of a person about to lie, he should always remember this. And only after realizing all the consequences - make the final choice.