Quotation by

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

However greatly we distrust the sincerity of those we converse with, yet still we think they tell more truth to us than to anyone else.

Truth

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Even when we doubt how honest others are, we believe they are being more truthful with us than with anyone else. This shows that we assume a special level of honesty in our personal conversations despite our general mistrust.

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