Truth can remain silent. Lies must be spoken.
Antagonistic cooperation is the principle of all markets and many marriages.
I read here and there in books, enjoying the examples and ignoring the argument.
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.
To succeed, find the right rut and stay with it.
If everything had a label, we would live in a fully delineated but false world.