Aphorism Essay

Deciding whether to tell the truth or not can be the hardest thing for a person to do. Sometimes telling the truth can hurt someone just as much as lying to them. Feelings can be hurt by the truth or it can benefit them, so who is to say “Honesty is the best policy?”
I have a friend who was in an abusive relationship where her boyfriend would verbally and physically abuse her. She would often come crying to me telling me she didn’t know what to do because she loved him so much and I didn’t know what to tell her other than she needed to get out the relationship as soon as possible because it was just killing me seeing her hurt and upset. But, because her feelings for him were so strong she would always f...