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Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits．Which one of them should I 1 first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies 2 always speak the truth．” The man 3 to do so and went home．
At night the man was about to go out to steal．Before setting out, he 4 for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man．“If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out 5 ? No, I cannot say that．But nor can I 6 ．If I tell the truth, everyone will start 7 me and call me a thief．I would be 8 for stealing．” So the man 9 not to steal that night, and gave up this 10 habit．
Next day, he 11 to drink wine．When he was about to do so, he said to himself．“What shall I say to the wise man 12 he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie．” And so he gave up the 13 of drinking wine．
In this 14 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 15 his promise to tell the truth at all times． 16 , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 17 person．
Telling the truth is a very good 18 ．If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 19 and become a person whom everyone 20 and favors．
Make a promise：I shall always speak the truth．
