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When politeness becomes a form of dishonesty

I keep saying yes to social events I don't want to attend and then making up elaborate excuses to cancel at the last minute.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The accommodating fool has forgotten that a honest no serves better than a false yes.

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“Where Are You with The fool tradition across cultures?”

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