View Larger Yes, infact, we can be honest without being blunt. But the other person also has to look for the positive side in things you say. :)
The old say goes “a penny for your thoughts”I wonder how stinking rich would I be
if someone ever came up with
“a cent for your tears”
-just saying.
Amazing!
One way to hide your intentions is to talk endlessly about your desires and goals - just not your real ones. You will kill three birds with one stone: You appear friendly, open and trusting; you conceal your intentions; ad you send your rivals on time-consuming wild-goose chases.
— Robert Greene
The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish.
— Robert Greene
The simplest form of smokescreen is facial expression. Behind a bland, unreadable exterior, all sorts of mayhem can be planned, without detection.
— Robert Greene
They (deceivers) know that extravagant words and gestures immediately raise suspicion. Instead, they envelop their targets in the familiar, the banal, the harmless.
— Robert Greene
People easily mistake sincerity for honesty.
— Robert Greene
Our first instinct is to always trust appearances.
— Robert Greene
Honsesty is actually a blunt instrument, which bloodies more thatn it cuts. Your honesty is likely to offend people; it is much more prudent to tailor your words, telling people what they want to hear rather than the coarse and the ugly truth of what you feel or think
— Robert Greene
It takes effort to control your tongue and monitor what you reveal.
— Robert Greene
