To thine own self be true!

This quote from Shakespeare's play Hamlet is probably the most famous quote in the world. In this quote the speaker is telling Hamlet that he should always be totally true to himself. The latter part of the quote is saying that if Hamlet is true to himself he will be a trustworthy man to others. In really life it is best to always be truthful, because it makes you a trustworthy person. I think that it is especially hard to lie to yourself. For example when I was a little girl I let my brother take the blame for something bad that I did and I convinced myself that he was actually one who did the bad deed. This was not good for me or him because I felt bad that he took the blame for my actions and he was grounded the whole weekend. If I had been true to myself I wouldn't have felt so bad and he wouldn't have gotten grounded!