An injurious truth has no merit over an injurious lie. Neither should ever be uttered. The man who speaks an injurious truth, lest his soul be not saved if he do otherwise, should reflect that that sort of a soul is not strictly worth saving.

The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.]: Tom Sawyer abroad, Tom Sawyer, detective, and other stories, etc., etc (ed. 1899)