White Lies are Still Lies

No matter how good your intention is, it is still a lie. Even though you're keeping someone from being hurt by the truth, telling a white lie does not help someone any better. Rather, it just prolongs the agony the person is bearing.

Telling white lies may ruin your relationship with other people. They may misunderstood the way you act and may never be able to grasp the reason why you lied. No matter how persistent you are in explaining that you lied to keep them from being hurt, they will be clouded by the pain that goes along with the truth you are hiding.

Indeed, it is better to be hurt by the truth rather than to be comforted by lies.