Have faith that Truth will save you in the long run; stick to it,
regardless of what might befall. For if you are true, the sense of
guilt will not gnaw your insides and cause pain. It is cowardice that
makes you hide the truth; it is hatred that sharpens the edge of
falsehood. Be bold and there is no need for a lie. Be full of love and
there is no need for subterfuge. The easiest habit is speaking the
truth, honesty; for, if you start telling lies, you will have to keep
count of them and remember how many you have told to whom and
be always alert not to contradict one lie with another! Love a person
and you need no longer deceive him with a lie; you will feel that he
deserves the truth and nothing less than the truth. Love saves a
good deal of bother.
- Divine Discourse, 3rd March 1958.