Happens To Be True

When others to your face only nice things do say
With their praises you ought not get carried away
Since few to your face ever say what they think of you
Their words to their thinking are not always true
The most humble of people are also discreet
The praises of others in them never leads to self conceit
The egos of the egotistical not hard to inflate
Some narcissistic personalities success have been known to create
Only an arrogant and ignorant person who does not know his or her place
Makes a habit out of telling people of what she or he thinks of them to their face
Such people are known to find pleasure in their words on causing offense
And are lacking in compassion and empathy and common sense
Few will ever tell you to your face what they really think of you
That discretion is often the better sign of valor happens to be true.