Honesty and Hypocrisy
Honesty's the best policy.*
Tolerance is hypocrisy.
Does the peace of mind lie in this:
"To be in good terms with the friends
And tolerate the enemies"?†
Oh, no! It's but mere phoniness.
The lice of a frank, fatal foe
Are far nobler than a fake friend.
2.23.2024
Notes
* An English proverb
† Proverbial lines by Hafez
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Copyright © A. Hemmati | Year Posted 2024
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