Question

According to Bacon, why is speaking the truth beneficial?

Answer 1

Bacon makes the statement that the unvarnished truth has the lesser value of a pearl compared to a diamond. People value lies more, as they would a diamond, because they like and need some flashes of illusion in their life mingled with the truth.

Comparing truth to a pearl is an apt metaphor; as Bacon points out, a pearl, smooth and white, shows best in the plain light of day, just as the truth does....