Because there is no other way of guarding oneself from flatterers except letting men understand that to
tell you the truth does not offend you; but when every one may
tell you the truth, respect for you abates.
Prince
To
tell you the truth, I had supposed that YOU were jesting in your letter; wherefore, my heart was feeling heavy at the thought that you could feel so displeased with me.
Poor Folk
He replied, "Why, to
tell you the truth, I drank so much wine that I remember nothing.
Fables
"To
tell you the truth my visiting-list is a very small one; scarcely any one knows where I live.
A Millionaire of Yesterday
There is nothing drest in the house, and the fire is almost out."--"Well, but," says he, "I must have something to eat, and it is almost indifferent to me what; for, to
tell you the truth, I was never more hungry in my life."--"Then," says she, "I believe there is a piece of cold buttock and carrot, which will fit you."--"Nothing better," answered Jones; "but I should be obliged to you, if you would let it be fried." To which the landlady consented, and said, smiling, "she was glad to see him so well recovered;" for the sweetness of our heroe's temper was almost irresistible; besides, she was really no ill-humoured woman at the bottom; but she loved money so much, that she hated everything which had the semblance of poverty.
The History of Tom Jones a Foundling
To
tell you the truth, I am uneasy about poor Jekyll; and even outside, I feel as if the presence of a friend might do him good."
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
He is, I regret to say, very far from well; he does not pick up as the doctors had expected; he has a great deal upon his mind, and, to
tell you the truth, my girl, if you won't help us, I am afraid I shall lose him.
Tales and Fantasies
"To tell you the truth, I don't want anything in the nature of a house party.
Of course, I don't expect that he would unbosom himself to any one, but, to tell you the truth, as we are situated now, the faintest hint as regards his inclinations, or lack of inclinations, towards certain things would be of immense service.
The Illustrious Prince
"I will always
tell you the truth," said Wilton Gregory during his introductory news conference as newly appointed archbishop of Washington, D.C.
In DC Archdiocese, the truth is a good start
Ademola Lookman asks for the opinion of the same three people after every Everton game - because they "
tell you the truth".
Everton winger Ademola Lookman reveals what inner circle tell him after each game; Lookman explains his post-match routine
"I reacted quite calmly, to
tell you the truth. If I had told family members about it they would have been absolutely outraged.
Man's outrage at 'racist golly toys' on display at jewellers in city centre
Messi said: "To
tell you the truth this is really quite unbelievable.
Messi wins fourth Ballon d'Or award
Confident: McCartney In an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music Sir Paul said: "He's got an idea of what he wants us to do and to
tell you the truth I'm pretty much listening to him.
Macca: Boyle's got it covered; celeb WATCH
"To
tell you the truth I have a total sense of relief because the reality is we would never have got our movie made if Lindsay Lohan was still attached to it," RadarOnline.com quoted him as saying.
'Inferno' director 'relieved' LiLo is no longer attached to his film