What do you think, is it always necessary to tell the truth?From an early age, children are taught that lying is bad.But there comes a time to grow up, and they understand - all deceived.That's how people and society that surrounds it.And as we now do?In search of an answer to this question can help sayings of truth and falsehood.
Judge for yourself, from time immemorial, people invent various sayings and proverbs, which touches upon the truth.And although many of them have more than one hundred years, the wisdom hidden in them is relevant today.
Thinking man of good and evil
Somehow assumed that falsehood and evil are on the same side of the barricades, and the one who is cheating, is automatically bad.But how then to explain the statement "another white lie"?These paradoxes in the outlook for a long time have started to be interested in the minds of philosophers, forcing them to spend days on end in the search for a correct answer.
Chances that adage about truth and lies are just the same fruits of that reflection.With the small difference that their authorship is attributed not to a specific person, but to the people.And actually, what's the difference?It is much more important than the content, rather than the wrapper.
With the world on a string
is important to note that the adage 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, rather than years of beating around the bush."On this basis, one could argue that honesty was a sign of a brave man.Although lie in these countries has not been banned.That confirms another Arab wisdom, which says: "Before cheat interlocutor smazh honey tip of his tongue."
similar opinion is shared by the Chinese.These proverbs and sayings of truth leads to the idea that the truth is always blurred.A good proof of this is a Chinese saying: "The truth has many faces."Yet their favorite sayings was, "If the truth is on your side, you'll always win the argument."
Proverbs about the truth and have been popular with Europeans.For example, the Germans said, "Who knows the power of the truth, but does not like to tell."A pedantic British invented a different saying: "Too many words drowns the truth."
Proverbs about the truth in Russia
Our ancestors valued morality and ensure that they comply with the descendants of morals.That is why the Russian people as a huge list of sayings and proverbs on various topics.Including the truth with lies.
Looking ahead, it should be noted that the Slavs poorly perceived false, because "the truth with falsehood in one team did not go."They did not approve of cheating and despised liars.When Christianity came to Russia, it is ranked as the false defects.And all liars, according to popular belief, had to go to hell.
The long history of the people of Russia crossed more than one hundred proverbs.Find, and even more to learn them all is impossible.Therefore, we consider the most common sayings of truth and falsehood, which could reach up to now:
- "The truth is like a pain in the bag - no matter how often hide, out will come out anyway."
- "All rot, only one truth will remain."
- "Who honors the truth, that the Lord will reward".
- "The truth is neither water nor fire is not afraid."
But there is in Russia, proverbs and sayings, which expresses the idea that lying is not always bad, but the truth - not an absolute value.For example:
- "Every man has his own truth."
- "True road, but happiness is better".
- "To tell the truth - to ruin the friendship."
Where is the truth?
And now decide: always tell the truth or deception still acceptable?Unfortunately, a definitive answer to this question is no one else.Here, everyone will have their own look, where is the truth of it is hidden.
More importantly, that in the universe there is one unwritten rule: "The truth always comes out."And whatever thoughts from people gathered to lie, he should always remember that.And only realized the full implications - to make the final choice.
