Truth is such a rare thing, it is a delight to tell it.

Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it.

The truth must dazzle gradually or every man be blind.

Tell all the Truth, but tell it slant/Success in Circuit lies...

A charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld,—
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled.

But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and denies,—
Lest interview annul a want
That image satisfies.

Ample make this bed. / Make this bed with awe; / In it wait till judgement break / Excellent and fair.