Which is better a lie that draws a smile, or the truth that draws a tear?

I'd have to go with truth ( the smile is not worth it if you had to lie to bring it there)

I'd like to know the truth, than be lied to... ppl are always lying to me...sick of it.

I think context is important here. There are circumstances when a pleasent lie is better than the cold truth.

Like telling a 5 year old that yes, there is a Santa Claus.

Obviously, not all of these will fit into the same category. Which thus brings the importance of context.

The truth that draws a tear, truth hurts but we have to face it. I hate liars, even they can make me smile

the problem with the lies is that eventually it will draw the tear anyhow when the truth is discovered.

Lies are just plain bad...either way it will turn out bad. So face it head on so you have nothing to be ashamed of..^_^

Truth is always better than a lie

Quote by 1mm0rt4lI'd have to go with truth ( the smile is not worth it if you had to lie to bring it there)

I agree with 1mm0rt4.

I have to go with the Truth.........I know I lie too much but I only lie about things that I know won't bring fake happiness to someone I care about...I hate fake............and I would also like people to tell me the truth...I would rather cry of what things are...than be happy of what things are not...

...I don't think that much of lies..even if a person has made a mistake etc..the fact that they've managed to pluck up the courage to tell you straight off counts for a heck of in my books...

Lies will bring tears eventually, the smile is only temporary.
I know from experience.

Quote by FizzyboyLies will bring tears eventually, the smile is only temporary.
I know from experience.

same.. happened b4... lies will brings tears

Truth is always better.

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Quote by FizzyboyLies will bring tears eventually, the smile is only temporary.
I know from experience.

same.. happened b4... lies will brings tears

Yup, that's right.

I agree with Fizzyboy.

Not counting the small stupid, meaningless lies, I once lied about something important.

I thought I was doing a service. But in the end, I just hurt her even more by doing it. And that hurt me more than anything.

So don't lie. However painful the truth maybe, it needs to be known. A lie is only a temporary veil. It will vanish eventually. Don't hurt the person more by lying.

i guess i have to go with the bitter truth than to be lied. because the truth will set you free. even though circumstances sow that at the end you will possibly be hurt, at least you know the truth. and the truth will always be revealed in the end so there is no use of hiding it.

lying will never put a smile on anyone, it only hurts.

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So don't lie. However painful the truth maybe, it needs to be known. A lie is only a temporary veil. It will vanish eventually. Don't hurt the person more by lying.

yeah dont lie!

I say the truth that draws a tear because even if a lie feels better it's not the truth and people need to know the truth sometimes.

Even if it made them cry, it is my duty to tell them the truth. I cannot feed them lies because then I would be giving them false happiness. Once they finally learned the truth, since all truth eventually comes out, they will cry even harder because I lied to them.

I always want people to tell me the truth, and not spare my feelings.

Quote by LordStyphonI think context is important here. There are circumstances when a pleasent lie is better than the cold truth.

Like telling a 5 year old that yes, there is a Santa Claus.

Obviously, not all of these will fit into the same category. Which thus brings the importance of context.

This is closest to my thoughts on the topic. Sometimes a lie is more beneficial than the cold hard truth, but it really depends on the circumstance. An extreme might be if someone is dying (read a car accident with only moments to live), wouldn't it be more reassuring to hear that you're going to be fine especially from a loved one than to hear that you're a gonner? Those last few moments would probably be easier to face with a smile than with grim reality. Just a thought and I'm sure everyone would have their own feelings about such a situation.
In a general sense though, I'd probably err with the truth if it caused only a temporary hurt over a lie that could amount up to a far greater hurt.

truth... tell it and leave it... ...

Quote by BorisGrishenkothe problem with the lies is that eventually it will draw the tear anyhow when the truth is discovered.

I totally agree with BorisGrishenko. lies will eventually draw tears somehow.

i prefer truth.. although some truths may hurt people.. i rather listen to the truth than being deceive..

There is a proverb: better bitter lie, than the sweet truth. Whether it is correct, all is difficult to tell depends on a concrete situation. To tell the truth and to cause thus a pain or to smile, knowing thus, that you have told not the truth.... I do not know Likely the person should act so it feels it. If you know, that that can that to happen then it is necessary to think. Sometimes there are such situations when it is better than boxes than the truth

i'd prefer truth.....it is better as sweet language may doom us.....