I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

Quote by Pietro Aretino

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A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them...

A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them...

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies

A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

Unless your heart, your soul, and your whole being are behind every decision you make,...

Unless your heart, your soul, and your whole being are behind every decision you make,...

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself.

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them.

Love doesn't hide. It stays and fights. It goes the distance, that's why love is...

Love doesn't hide. It stays and fights. It goes the distance, that's why love is...

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...

I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.

A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be...

A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others,...

Friendships are maintained and kept healthy by being loyal. Being there when your friend needs...

Friendships are maintained and kept healthy by being loyal. Being there when your friend needs...

Sometimes, when I say 'I'm okay.' I want someone to look me in the eyes,...

Sometimes, when I say 'I'm okay.' I want someone to look me in the eyes,...

One of the great things personally coming to Hawai'i is my friendship of Jim Nicholson.

One of the great things personally coming to Hawai'i is my friendship of Jim Nicholson.