From the song 'Don't Be Cruel' by Bobby Brown:

Don't be cruel because I would never be that cruel to you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd7dCbEfTs4

Then there are people who don't mind bending the truth to be kind. Maybe some of these people have an ulterior motive or cruel intentions. Do you know someone who uses flattery to get what they want?

"Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true."
- Robert Brault

"Nine times out of 10, the most charming thing to say in any given situation will be the exact opposite of what one really feels."
- Geoff Dyer, Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

"There is nothing worse than words of kindness that lie."
- Juvenal

#MainMessageForToday
The reason most people do not like pretenders: they deceive and cause trouble for other people. Pretenders usually have cruel intentions.