Twain had a quote, and as a teenager it always seemed cool and funny, but it scratched at the morally neurotic parts of my head.
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.
Funny and edgy, but not to be taken seriously.
It wasn’t till later I realized he didn’t say anything about lying.
Maybe it’s another example of not understanding what somebody’s talking about until you’re ready to understand what they’re talking about.
Not everything’s worth the time and energy of explaining, and not everyone’s ready to understand it all.
Don’t hurt yourself spelling things out for people who aren’t going to get it.