Joe AbercrombieThe truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.
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Even though salt is a necessity for all foods, it's still not the most popular. Salt makes food taste better, but it also draws out the moisture in other foods. This causes them to spoil. Too much salt will make you sick.
The same goes for truth, which can be crucial to our success, but too much of it can cause harm. We all want to know the truth about people and things, but too much of it can cause us to become suspicious or even to doubt what we think we know.
Source: The Heroes
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