White lies, polite lies [ Reading & Writing / Communication ]
… of vanity, and he was particularly annoyed with those who wanted to be ‘the heroes of their own fables’ ( Ibid ). David Hume similarly made allowances for ‘ humorous stories’ made up of lies, but warned that those ‘harmless liars, … Chesterfield’s Advice to His Son. On Men and Manners: or, A New System of Education (Edinburgh, 1775), p. 79. 6 . David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals [1751], ed. J. P. Schneewind (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, …
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